{"id":266037,"date":"2023-03-24T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=266037"},"modified":"2023-03-24T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T19:05:14","slug":"binions-no-color-policy-sign-confuses-visitors-at-downtown-las-vegas-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/binions-no-color-policy-sign-confuses-visitors-at-downtown-las-vegas-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Binion\u2019s \u2018No Color Policy\u2019 Sign Causes Concern at Downtown Las Vegas Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new sign at Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel<\/a> is causing confusion and outrage. The downtown Las Vegas property apparently has a \u201cno color” policy.<\/p>\n

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Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, pictured above. A no- color policy sign is confusing visitors to the Downtown Las Vegas property (Image: Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Las Vegas TV station KSNV\u00a0<\/em>spoke to several people about their interpretation of the rule. Some visitors to the Fremont Street property wondered if it referred to a casino visitor’s race.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s up-front racists,\u201d<\/strong> a man named Bryan who lives in Chicago told the TV station.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some visitors thought the policy could refer to clothing worn in the establishment.<\/p>\n

Is that about people not being allowed to wear color shirts or colored skin, what is that about?\u201d<\/strong> an unnamed woman from Canada asked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Others thought the policy could refer to casino games.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s say I\u2019ve got $200 of red; they\u2019ll give me to [sic] blacks, and you say, \u2018color in.\u2019 I don\u2019t know what this means, though,” a man named Jim from North Carolina told KSNV.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n

Rule Affects Bikers, Gangs<\/h2>\n

A more careful reading of the sign, beyond the large print words \u201cno color policy,\u201d reveals it relates to clothes or decals worn by gangs or motorcycle clubs.<\/p>\n

No person while on the Fremont Street Experience properties shall exhibit apparel, accessories, or decal or endorsement of any motorcycle club, gang, association or organization,\u201d <\/strong>the sign stated in smaller print.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But even that policy concerned an unnamed visitor from Idaho.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in a motorcycle club and you wear your colors. You can wear them anywhere. You should be able to,\u201d<\/strong> the man said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although some seemed supportive of the new rule.<\/p>\n

\u00a0They don\u2019t want the club colors there because it’s like a gang,”<\/strong> Josh, a motorcycle enthusiast, told KSNV. “<\/strong><\/em>You don\u2019t want Bloods and Crips in the same vicinity with one another.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The man further explains that no color policy signs are sometimes seen in bars. They are shown to try to lower tension among rival motorcycle clubs. But he\u2019s said the rule can negatively influence a stereotype of bikers.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s always going to be that stigma of anybody that rides a motorcycle is in that group and that\u2019s not true,\u201d Josh said. \u201cIt’s just grouping us all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent years, Fremont Street also has seen shootings and other violent crimes, leading to efforts to reduce the risk of violence.<\/p>\n

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This was sort of a thing before, but now it\u2019s a thing-thing. pic.twitter.com\/8HSeMO5lAB<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) March 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n