RENO, Nev. (KOLO/Gray News) – A woman in Nevada was recently kicked out of a casino for not having her service dog.
Heather Vanus said she’s been a regular at the Nugget Casino resort in Reno for the last three years.
She and her medical dog Cherry will visit the casino some weeks up to four or five times a week. Cherry is trained to alert Vanus if she’s about to have a seizure.
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Uh-huh. Now let me tell you what I think happened.
She tried taking her dog into the casino the first time and the casino objected because no pets are allowed, so she claimed it was a service animal and her well being depended on it. The casino relented because it wasn't a battle worth fighting and losing. But the first time she came in without the dog..... well, she was told to leave because the casino didn't want to take a chance on her seizing up in the casino and hurting herself. After all, she said herself that her well being depended on the dog, right?
In other words, two can play that game.
