Las Vegas Bodyguard and/or Security service
The client is a fairly low profile person, but carries large amounts of cash on their person since they like to walk along the Las Vegas strip and gamble at various casinos. Their main concern is cashing out at one casino's table, and walking with those chips/cash to another casino to gamble some more. They figure that they could be targeted at this time.
Any idea how much it costs to hire a body guard? Or other thoughts and suggestions?
I personally think Vegas is a safe place in general, but I know that carrying lots of cash on your person can be stressful.
Gambler plays at a level higher than the rest of us. If he's asking for a client of his, that client must be WAY higher than the rest of us.
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That said, I kinda agree with Teddys. The strip seems fairly safe.
Also, it's fairly common practice that the casino security will escort anyone anywhere on the property if asked. If the next casino is one that is in the same corporation, the guard will probably go the extra mile until he finds one of that casino's security people to take over.
Having private security / bodyguard seems like overkill that will actually backfire by drawing unwanted attention.
He also has a line of credit at his main casino, but likes to casino hop to places where he does not have credit. I guess he fels more free doing it that way with cash.
I guess that's why. I can understand why too.
Quote: thecesspit" they like to walk along the Las Vegas strip "
I guess that's why. I can understand why too.
That about sums it up. The whole fun of Vegas is that you can walk if you want to.
Anyone know if you can hire an off duty police officer for the day in plain clothes? This person doesn't want the whole Secret Service experience. Just someone to walk with him from casino to casino as he gambles.
Hell, a strap of 100's is $10k.
3 straps max? That's nothin and no reason to even get excited about.
Quote: TIMSPEEDPersonally I think anything under 100k in Vegas aint shit.
Hell, a strap of 100's is $10k.
3 straps max? That's nothin and no reason to even get excited about.
Perhaps you are right. Still, I would be sad if I lost $30,000 to a thief. This client just feels more comfortable if he had someone with him. Plain clothes is probably best in his case since he is low key. One more question, can you have armed private bodyguards in a casino?
Quote: gamblerDoes anyone know of a good bodyguard service in Las Vegas. Or perhaps know how to go about hiring an off duty police officer or some other type of security service.
The client is a fairly low profile person, but carries large amounts of cash on their person since they like to walk along the Las Vegas strip and gamble at various casinos. Their main concern is cashing out at one casino's table, and walking with those chips/cash to another casino to gamble some more. They figure that they could be targeted at this time.
Any idea how much it costs to hire a body guard? Or other thoughts and suggestions?
I personally think Vegas is a safe place in general, but I know that carrying lots of cash on your person can be stressful.
I've got several friends who work as nightclub security guards and also have private bodyguard businesses. Most charge an hourly rate if it's not a multi day gig. Private message me if you want me to hook you up with someone, I will vouch for their reliability.
Quote: TIMSPEEDPersonally I think anything under 100k in Vegas aint shit.
Hell, a strap of 100's is $10k.
3 straps max? That's nothin and no reason to even get excited about.
That was my first thought too. 30K isn't jack squat to a real player. You should never carry more money than you can afford to lose anyway. Hiring a bodyguard to protect 30K is impractical. 300K, yeah. I've carried 10K in Vegas many times and never had a thought about it.
Quote: gamblerDoes anyone know of a good bodyguard service in Las Vegas. ... The client is a fairly low profile person, but carries large amounts of cash on their person since they like to walk along the Las Vegas strip and gamble at various casinos. ...
It sounds a bit like the phony excuse that the Peter MacNicol character initially gave for hiring the Burt Reynolds character in the film Heat.
Quote: TIMSPEEDPersonally I think anything under 100k in Vegas aint shit.
Hell, a strap of 100's is $10k.
3 straps max? That's nothin and no reason to even get excited about.
This actually made me LOL. 30K may be nuthin' to YOU, but it's life-changing money to a streetbum, and it's worth the risk to HIM to make a play for it. Hence the OP's request for security guidance.
Quote: zippyboyThis actually made me LOL. 30K may be nuthin' to YOU, but it's life-changing money to a streetbum.
The point is, in Vegas EVERYBODY is carrying life changing money to a streetbum, the chances of them singling you out because you have 30K are nil. I have a friend who carries a hell of a lot more than 30K with him when in Vegas and never thinks about it. It goes with the territory.
Quote: JimMorrisonI've got several friends who work as nightclub security guards and also have private bodyguard businesses. Most charge an hourly rate if it's not a multi day gig. Private message me if you want me to hook you up with someone, I will vouch for their reliability.
Thanks Jim, I may take you up on this. Still, knowing this individual, he would probably prefer an established company first.
Maybe bums in Las Vegas think that $30,000 isn't a lot of money or worth the risk, but I would think that some desperate drunk loosing gambler might try to make back their losses. Perhaps this person doesn't need a bodyguard, but they would prefer to have one.
Quote: gambler
Maybe bums in Las Vegas think that $30,000 isn't a lot of money or worth the risk,
Of COURSE they think its worth the risk, but with MOST people in Vegas carrying a lot of cash, why would they single him out? Thats the point, he's a small fish in a very BIG pond. If he was in Iowa, yes, hire security. In Vegas, he's not even a blip on anybodies screen..
Quote: gamblerI would be sad if I lost $30,000 to a thief.
well, not only that, if the thief is armed, it is never less than quite scary, and in fact crazy things happen - guns go off
Quote: IkeWhy does it upset everyone so much he wants personal security? ...
In case I was misunderstood, I did not mean for my earlier post to be critical at all -- I was just reminded of the film.
