Boyd Gaming Updates ‘Do Not Disturb’ Policies, Hotel Rooms to Be Entered After 48 Hours

Boyd Gaming is further updating its do not disturb policies at its 10 Las Vegas hotels. The casino operator says guest rooms will be entered by security personnel every 48 hours, regardless of whether such signs are displayed on occupants doors.

The policy is in at MGM Resorts Mandalay Bay. Perpetrator Stephen Paddock was able to transform his hotel suite into a firing perch stockpiled with 23 high-powered rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition, by closing himself in the room for three days undistrubed.

Paddock reportedly kept his do not disturb sign on his door for those three days. MGM Resorts doesn t have specific room inspection procedures, or at least policies in place that it publicizes and notifies guests of upon check in.

Boyd initially introduced a three-day check period following the shooting, but has since reduced the time a guest can go undisturbed by another 24 hours. Boyd owns over 5,000 rooms in the Las Vegas valley at properties including Sam s Town, The Orleans, Aliante, and downtown on Fremont Street.

Boyd will also check rooms every 48 hours at its hotels in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi.   

The Las Vegas Review-Journal, the most circulated newspaper in Nevada, reported on the Boyd Gaming do not disturb update, and its social media followers were none too happy to learn of the news.

Commented and shared more than any other Review-Journal post yesterday, the overwhelming theme of the hundreds of comments is that Boyd s security procedures are an overreaction and an invasion of privacy. Many opined that they often leave their do not disturb signs up because they re traveling with valuable items, such as computers, other electronics, jewelry, and money.

Forty-five million visitors a year, and one person is going to ruin it for everybody, one commenter on Facebook wrote. I d be more okay with metal detectors and security at the elevators before I d ever be okay with this.

Others noted that Boyd s new rules likely wouldn t have applied to a high roller or someone of Stephen Paddock s rewards level. After all, the VIP is king in Las Vegas, and most casinos go out of their way to make sure they re as comfortable as possible.

MGM gave Paddock so much leeway that he reportedly had access to a service elevator, which he s thought to have used to bring up his arsenal of heavy artillery.

Wynn Resorts has also implemented a do not disturb policy, and it s even more restrictive than Boyd s. CEO Steve Wynn has advised his security staff to enter rooms that have the sign out for more than 12 hours, a seemingly short time period, considering the pain a late night out in Las Vegas can deliver to a Sin City rookie.

Earlier this month, Wynn criticized MGM on a Fox News Sunday interview for allegedly .

The scenario that we re aware of would have indicated that he didn t let anyone in the room for two or three days. That would have triggered a whole bunch of alarms here, and we would have, on behalf of the guests, investigated for safety, Wynn insisted.

MGM hasn t publicly stated any change to its own rooms inspection policies to keep better tabs on its guests. The gaming operator owns more casinos and hotels than any other company in Las Vegas.