That\u2019s still on the longer side compared to many competitors. Soon after the shooting, former Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn claimed that his staff would now be instructed to learn more \u201cabout anybody who was sequestered in a room for more than 12 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other companies have been less forthcoming about the specific of their policies. MGM Resorts, for instance, declined to comment on any official stance on checking occupied rooms, though it\u2019s likely that the topic will come up in lawsuits related to the October 1 mass shooting.<\/p>\n
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Among tourists, there’s been plenty of debate over how much time should elapse before hotel staff should be able to enter rooms, as many guests would consider such an intrusion to be an invasion of their privacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Experts question whether such a policy would have stopped Paddock from carrying out his attack, or whether it will help authorities prevent future incidents.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn reality, it\u2019s not going to stop a mass shooting,\u201d UNLV hospitality profession Mehmet Erdem told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. \u201cIt may make some people feel more at ease. But hotel employees will need to be very careful not to infringe on guests\u2019 privacy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caesars Entertainment is the latest gaming firm to announce a change to its “do not disturb” policy, saying that they will now have employees visually check all occupied rooms once per day. The move comes as part of a trend in the gaming and hotel industries to take steps that might help prevent incidents like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":70538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,21,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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