Emergency casino shudown and evacuation procedures
March 8th, 2012 at 5:03:47 AM
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Today's Question Of The Day on Anthony Curtis' site is fascinating. It discusses the procedures for a sudden emergency casino shutdown and evacuation, and goes into detail about several examples.
Remember that non-members can only see the current QOD, so if you're not a member, check it out while you have a chance.
Remember that non-members can only see the current QOD, so if you're not a member, check it out while you have a chance.
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March 8th, 2012 at 7:16:36 AM
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Plans are in place and the most important feature is the limitation of authority to order an evacuation.
Rumors are kept to a minimum but full and frank information is also unlikely to be presented.
Many times it is the safety equipment that plays a crucial role, often failing to activate when it should or activating itself but then tripping out immediately. Pyrotechnic displays often trip security alarms and ventilation shut downs or place systems in a mode wherein planned operations can not be carried out.
One need only look at the recent cruise ship that was taken off course, at high speed, at night, into known shallow water with rocky outcroppings to know that failures can take place. A sister ship recently suffered a fire in its generator room but then found that the remotely located automatic backup generator failed to respond. Coincidence or labor strife? Often key personnel do not understand the placards which show the proper setting for switches anyway. I know someone who was staying in a cheap feature-less hotel next to a major resort, but one night the manager went around telling everyone: stay here tonight do not go to the major resort tonight. Several hours later... major fire broke out in the major resort that was troubled by some labor management shenanigans.
All complex systems operate in failure mode. Somewhere some jerk carrying a ladder will knock a fire-valve loose and it takes a week to get it restored, meanwhile the control panel indicates a failure somewhere. Some jerk always says the air is better near the floor and tries to crawl out of a smokey situation thus making people trip over him ... feel free to pick idiots like that up by their ears and say remain standing up or I'll yank both your ears off. Also, don't think life vests are safe items. Think of those who put them on and then were carried up into the domed ceiling area. They had a choice remove their life vests and dive down to the exits or stay up in the air pocket until it was too late. Few people know how to put a life vest on, fewer still know how to take one off, particularly with wet hands or in the dark. Darn few life vests in a casino, but what about Fire Suppressant button in the cage and vault and elevator areas. Great stuff. Puts the fire out right away, but it does it by starving the fire of oxygen. Damn fools who press that button while trapped in the vault may have forgotten that the fire goes out right away but the no-oxygen condition persists for thirty minutes. Thats a long time to try to hold your breath!! And activating it also locks the doors to the vault and to the vault access areas.
One thing to remember: Gamblers do not want to quit. Evacuating a hotel is a pain, evacuating a casino involves fewer personnel but is a more difficult task.
Rumors are kept to a minimum but full and frank information is also unlikely to be presented.
Many times it is the safety equipment that plays a crucial role, often failing to activate when it should or activating itself but then tripping out immediately. Pyrotechnic displays often trip security alarms and ventilation shut downs or place systems in a mode wherein planned operations can not be carried out.
One need only look at the recent cruise ship that was taken off course, at high speed, at night, into known shallow water with rocky outcroppings to know that failures can take place. A sister ship recently suffered a fire in its generator room but then found that the remotely located automatic backup generator failed to respond. Coincidence or labor strife? Often key personnel do not understand the placards which show the proper setting for switches anyway. I know someone who was staying in a cheap feature-less hotel next to a major resort, but one night the manager went around telling everyone: stay here tonight do not go to the major resort tonight. Several hours later... major fire broke out in the major resort that was troubled by some labor management shenanigans.
All complex systems operate in failure mode. Somewhere some jerk carrying a ladder will knock a fire-valve loose and it takes a week to get it restored, meanwhile the control panel indicates a failure somewhere. Some jerk always says the air is better near the floor and tries to crawl out of a smokey situation thus making people trip over him ... feel free to pick idiots like that up by their ears and say remain standing up or I'll yank both your ears off. Also, don't think life vests are safe items. Think of those who put them on and then were carried up into the domed ceiling area. They had a choice remove their life vests and dive down to the exits or stay up in the air pocket until it was too late. Few people know how to put a life vest on, fewer still know how to take one off, particularly with wet hands or in the dark. Darn few life vests in a casino, but what about Fire Suppressant button in the cage and vault and elevator areas. Great stuff. Puts the fire out right away, but it does it by starving the fire of oxygen. Damn fools who press that button while trapped in the vault may have forgotten that the fire goes out right away but the no-oxygen condition persists for thirty minutes. Thats a long time to try to hold your breath!! And activating it also locks the doors to the vault and to the vault access areas.
One thing to remember: Gamblers do not want to quit. Evacuating a hotel is a pain, evacuating a casino involves fewer personnel but is a more difficult task.
March 8th, 2012 at 9:24:10 AM
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I was actually at JANugget in Reno when they had the HA/Vago shootout this past year...As a matter of fact, I was RIGHT BY where they were shooting...
It's actually sort of funny, because you're right...gamblers WILL NOT QUIT...directly after the shooting stopped...gamblers went RIGHT BACK to droppin' that handle on the slot machine.
What it took was SWAT to come in with Machine-Guns and MAKE everyone leave. They locked down the entire casino floor...it actually really sucked, because I hadn't eaten in like 12 hours and I was in the cafe ABOUT to get served when the shooting started...so we all had to go up to our hotel rooms and the elevators were locked...
It went fast though, because they shut it down about 12am friday night, and they reopened it at like 9am the next morning.
It's actually sort of funny, because you're right...gamblers WILL NOT QUIT...directly after the shooting stopped...gamblers went RIGHT BACK to droppin' that handle on the slot machine.
What it took was SWAT to come in with Machine-Guns and MAKE everyone leave. They locked down the entire casino floor...it actually really sucked, because I hadn't eaten in like 12 hours and I was in the cafe ABOUT to get served when the shooting started...so we all had to go up to our hotel rooms and the elevators were locked...
It went fast though, because they shut it down about 12am friday night, and they reopened it at like 9am the next morning.
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
March 8th, 2012 at 9:52:09 AM
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I was at the Palace Station last year around this time when high winds caused the power to go out on the casino floor. Total, can't see your hand in front of your face, blackout. I posted a description on the Palace Station thread here.
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March 8th, 2012 at 10:42:41 AM
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Quote: FleaStiff
One thing to remember: Gamblers do not want to quit. Evacuating a hotel is a pain, evacuating a casino involves fewer personnel but is a more difficult task.
I was at Horseshoe Southern Indiana when rapidly rising waters forced an evacuation of the hotel (and eventually casino). I was staying at the hotel at the time, so I got there quickly, took the stairs and got out faster and before most people. They had a lot of announcements, including some over the PA system in the room. I decided not to stay around the casino for the evacuation of that.
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March 8th, 2012 at 10:45:38 AM
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Quote: AyecarumbaI was at the Palace Station last year around this time when high winds caused the power to go out on the casino floor. Total, can't see your hand in front of your face, blackout. I posted a description on the Palace Station thread here.
Ah, that reminds me that the power went out in my room at the Flamingo this past Sunday night. I don't think it went out on the casino floor, as we were walking back to the room and as we turned a corner, all the lights down one specific hall were only half on (clearly emergency power). It was only off for about an hour.
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