NVG seems to be turning into BBV4life. People are so ****ing stupid who always come on here blaming OP saying **** like "shouldn't have had someone shady in your room". THAT IS BESIDES THE POINT. The point is the Rio opened a safe for some random ****ing person. Give me a ****ing break.

People get torn new aholes with threads.. "maid stole $10k from my bag.. I had the do not disturb sign up". Everyone says.. use the ****ing safe! Well this guy did. Apparently now you just have to stick your roll up your ass.

i mean it is super obvious that they should have been more careful with letting the guy in the room alone, let alone at all but doesn't change the fact that the safe is redundant and they handled it very poorly. don't use these 'safes'

unbelievable at the % of posts that are 'OMG YOU LEFT GUY IN YOUR ROOM' as opposed to 'yes, rio opening safes randomly is pretty concerning'

that's nvg for you tho

The disclaimer means nothing. In this case it would go down as negligence and they could be liable depending on Nevada state laws. However it might not be worth it to sue them. They would probably forbid them from ever stepping foot on their property.

No, everyone says: Use the deposit boxes. There are many threads on here regarding the use of room safes & how insecure they are (one particular one involving an ex-cop comes to mind).

For $15k, use a deposit box. Secondly, don't let sketchy dudes into your room to smoke weed. You won't get anything out of Rio unless it's a goodwill gesture from them, but gl and I hope you get your money back from the scumbag.

I think it's more like a strategy post where someone says i called a 4 bet with 7-4 off suit and then asks about a river situatin, and then gets upset when people say he should have folded preflop.

People appreciate that The RIO screwed up by not checking ID. But the combination of poor judgements that led up to that situation happening were all preventable, and similar type threads appear every year during WSOP time. I think that's why some people react harshly to those that say it's all the RIOs fault, because it isnt.

Besides that how much would it cost them in legal fees to file a civil lawsuit for $15k? And how do they prove how much they had in the room safe anyway? This is a tough situation for them recover anything. Some bad press for the Rio and putting out the word on the likely suspect may be all they can get.

Stop staying at the Rio.

Stop staying in places where you are setting yourself up to have a crappy summer.

Every year there's a story in the forums of someones room getting robbed at the Rio.

Poker players , I thought were a really smart group of humans. Now , when I read stories of how you come to thieves paradise and leave lots of cash in your room , then invite degens that you don't really know into your private area , with your personal belongings and then you leave them there to watch over your stuff. Not intelligent. Donk Moves.

Why not stay in a rental? Why not be smart and take precautions while in Vegas, and

NOT TRUST ANYONE.

Change the title to : Poker players give money away being LAXXED

After a that whole jeans thing. How can every high stakes guy not have some kind of teddy cam incognito camera type setup that auto gets uploaded to a cloud type service when you leave the room now?

Yes really! That's exactly what I am saying.

People don't already do this because the casino DOESNT already pay out for things like this. If they did, it would be occurring a lot more.

Smackhead one: "did you hear the RIO paid out 15k that got stolen in a room safe"

Smackhead two: "really? wanna go check in?"

Smackhead one: "sure why not"

This is exactly how it would go down, and this is exactly why they don't pay out.

I hope they cancel the last bill at least, as they promised it was for free...

The smell in the room from fresh smoking and the extra guys alone in your room (not registered) it is not helping your cause.

I suppose the police should be able to find this guy in one day as he is probably playing with your money...
Still very naive on the all situation as it happened, especially for an experience player

Operator: Hi, may I help you?

Omar: I'd like to order room service

Operator: Sure, what would you like?

Omar: An egg-white omelette with green peppers, onions, tomato, and cheese

Operator: Got it, anything else sir?

Omar: Yes, can you send up security to open my room safe? I forgot my combination.

Operator: Sure, is that all?

Omar: A glass of OJ too

Omar: btw - I was hoping to have a little fun while here.

Operator: Las Vegas can be a fun place.

Omar: I was thinking 3 girls: one white, one black, one Asian, an ounce of blow, a pound of smoke, and 3 bottles of Johnny Walker Blue.

Operator: Sounds like a fun party. Would you want the girls for the whole night?

Omar: Yes.

Operator: Checking availability we should be able to manage everything within the hour. Total cost $22k +50% gratuity. How will you be paying?

Omar: Charge it to the room?

Operator: Of course sir. Thank you.

+1

Well there you go kids...the free lesson of the day - Don't do drugs.

+1 for the Rio should NEVER open a safe without matching the room information to the person asking plus their ID.