Careless dealings again and again
The owner of the Searchlight Nugget Casino in Searchlight, Nevada has agreed to surrender her state gaming license after regulators found numerous violations in bookkeeping and the handling of the cash, according to the CDC Gaming Reports.
Verlie May Doing has admitted every charge in a seven-count complaint filed by the state Gaming Control Board and has agreed to give up her license on New Year’s Eve. That deadline can be extended by the chairman of the board until the end of next June if Doing is able to find a buyer.
In a January inspection, state agents found that Doing, not a licensed slot machine operator, was doing the drops, fills, counts and other functions on the machines. Her records were inconsistent when it came to the machines’ hold percentage.
“This indicates the slot system is not computing and or reflecting the required information accurately in the slot reports,” said the complaint. There was a $5,156 discrepancy between the casino accountability and the general ledger on Dec. 31 2013, said the complaint.
And there were “numerous inaccuracies” in the bankroll calculations for November and December last year.
Agents also found the door to the accounting room left open, another violation. Similar complaints were filed against Doing in 2009, 2011 and 2013. The state Gaming Commission must approve the settlement between the board and Doing.
