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Slot Operators Who Disregarded Board's Requests Fined

CARSON CITY, Nevada – Feb. 19, 2001 -- Owners of a Northern Nevada slot machine route who ignored regulations and thumbed their nose at the state Gaming Control Board have agreed to pay a $100,000 fine and in the future respond immediately to demands and inquiries by state regulators.

Roger and Dee Fuller, operator of Dynasty Games in Washoe County, signed a stipulation with the control board to settle the six-count complaint filed against them in December.

Besides the fine, the Fullers, who have been licensed since the early 1980s, must keep a log of all contacts made by state gaming agents and respond within 24 hours. In the complaint, the board said it made repeated attempts by telephone calls, visitors or letter to obtain required documents and information. But the documents and information weren't supplied.

"The board has been met with disrespect, outright refusal to comply and delays," by the Fullers, said the complaint.

The stipulation, filed Thursday, requires the Fullers to set up a compliance committee to meet monthly to make sure the business is obeying state regulations. Roger Fuller must attend "a relevant and pertinent gaming law and regulation seminar" within six months. And tape recordings of the seminar must be presented to all employees.

The settlement said employees of the Fullers must make a check list for every location where the company has slot machines. It must be sure the gaming licenses are posted; that the progressive logs for the slot machines are accurate; that the machines are placed in their correct places and note whether there has been any change in ownership at the location.

The Fuller employees are also required to make sure brochures on problem gambling are present at the locations and there are warning signs posted indicating the legal age of gambling in Nevada.

The complaint alleged the Fullers were $28,831 behind in paying a casino entertainment tax that was due in 1998 and that they ignored accounting regulations. It also said the Fullers "have unnecessarily consumed and wasted countless board resources in the form of agents' hours and expenses" and have shown a "complete disregard" in refusing to comply with gaming laws.

The stipulation must be approved by the state Gaming Commission, which meets Feb. 22.

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