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Billionaire Steve Wynn Reveals His Secret, Covert and Extreme Casino Security Measures
"We have done extraordinary things to make sure that we protect our employees and our guests at the hotel"
By Rain Noe - Oct 03, 2017
As authorities search to find a motive behind Sunday's horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, others are re-examining security measures. The police now state that 23 firearms were found in Stephen Paddock's suite, and it seems incredible that he was able to transport that amount of guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition there without drawing scrutiny.
The conventional wisdom is that the tragedy Paddock unleashed could not have been prevented; Nevada's liberal gun laws (rundown here) do not require a permit to carry rifles and shotguns, for instance, nor is there any limit on the amount of firearms someone may possess in the state. So it seems it would be legal for Paddock to have that many weapons in his hotel room.
However, had Paddock tried to check into the Wynn rather than Mandalay Bay, it is likely that his arsenal would have been detected and that he may have been confronted. This has come to light because Reuters has uncovered a video from last year, where casino tycoon and billionaire Steve Wynn--"who had been dismissed as 'obsessed' about security before Sunday's massacre, a rival casino executive said"--revealed his previously secret security measures to a local news station:
I mean, holy crap. Assuming Wynn's not exaggerating, 40 ex-Marine embassy guards at each entrance? (His wording is unclear, so perhaps he meant spread over all of the entrances.) Ex-Navy-SEALs and CIA counterterrorism agents? Invisible metal detectors? With those measures in place, Wynn administrators would certainly have been aware that Paddock was transporting his materiel into their hotel. What's not clear is if and how he might have been confronted.
Wynn's previously-dismissed obsession with security now makes him look prescient, and other casino owners will presumably follow his lead.
It is extra tragic that Wynn predicted an eventual threat would materialize by the hand of a jihadi terrorist. Instead, at least at press time, it appears that mass murderer Stephen Paddock did not have links to any extremist group. And that, at least to me, is much more worrisome.
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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yeah, but between the lines: wynne's hotel would have detected the weapons ... confronted the guy ... then let him keep rolling because a) the weapons type and quantity were all legal in nevada, and b) he was a white guy and regular customer. so ... wouldn't have made any difference.
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Nevada does not limit the number of guns you may possess but neither does any other state. some states limit the number of guns you can buy in a 30 day period but it's usually geared towards handguns.
initial reports indicate he was using ar style rifles which are easily broken in half by removing a single pin. typically those rifles are in the 6-8lb range so you might break them up across three bags for weight reasons. 1000 rounds of ammo doesn't take up much weight or space.hotel staff may have transported these items to the suite as it's within the scope of service.!Report as spam
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