{"id":188414,"date":"2021-10-09T07:28:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T14:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=188414"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:19:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T16:19:05","slug":"harrahs-new-orleans-faces-civil-rights-complaint-black-woman-refused-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/harrahs-new-orleans-faces-civil-rights-complaint-black-woman-refused-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrah\u2019s New Orleans Faces Civil Rights Complaint, Woman Refused Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman claims she plans to file a civil rights complaint against Harrah\u2019s New Orleans over an incident last week at the gaming property. Deja Harrison, a 23-year-old Army lieutenant, was stopped from going onto the casino floor after her IDs were challenged.<\/p>\n

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Deja Harrison, shown presenting IDs to Harrah’s New Orleans worker. The employee refused to let her enter the casino and questioned if she was the person photographed in the IDs. (Image: Raw Story<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The incident began after Harrison went to the casino with her stepbrother to celebrate his 21st<\/sup> birthday. Initially, she gave the staff member her driver\u2019s license. However, the ID failed to successfully scan through an electronic reader. Harrison then presented her military ID.<\/p>\n

The casino staff member questioned if the military ID was hers. She believes he thought that the rank was too high for the ID to belong to her.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harrison also showed the employee a COVID-19 vaccination card and a receipt for military salary, according to Raw Story<\/em>, a national online news site.<\/p>\n

Harrison recorded the incident on her cell phone. She later posted the video on Twitter. There were over 240,000 views as of early Saturday.<\/p>\n

Video Goes Viral<\/h2>\n

In Harrison’s video, an employee can be heard questioning if she was presenting someone else\u2019s military ID.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think this is you,\u201d<\/strong> the employee later identified as \u201cCorey\u201d was heard telling Harrison in a video she posted on Twitter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The casino worker then says he is going to call the police. In the video, he is seen picking up a phone and appears to make a call.<\/p>\n

Harrison waited for officers to arrive. But even after two hours, they did not show up. It remains unknown if the employee ever made the call to the police. Independently, WDSU<\/em>, a local TV station, checked the department\u2019s 911 database. There were no calls from Harrah\u2019s during that time, the station revealed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think this is you..I\u2019ll call NOPD and you can explain to them\u201d -Corey from @harrahsnola<\/a> @HarrahsLADowns <\/p>\n

I showed 2 forms of photo I.D and even my Army paystub. <\/p>\n

I shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against just bc I\u2019m a high-ranked 23 yr old black female in the Army! pic.twitter.com\/ziIFUz6XsX<\/a><\/p>\n

— Deja Harrison (@dejaharrisontv) October 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n