-god, you should know !!

You all are so mature. But seriously, no one died. Had that been a gone, the girl in the hospital would most likely be dead. Not that a knife can't kill. Guns are just easier to kill with and harder to counter.

I guess I am just wondering why this is headline national news. This sounds like a simple cat fight between two blackjack dealers that got a little out of hand, nothing more. People get sliced with knives in fights every day all over the country, why is this incident such big news.

It's national news because the media is feeding the American lust for reading about and seeing bloodshed.

This is not news at all, and that's why I clicked on it, to see how a stabbing in Vegas could possibly be worthy of national coverage. It didn't, except to fuel the flames of the violent sitting in their mothers basements trying to decide how to best become infamous.

Unusual for Las Vegas to allow such stories to "leak" to the National Press.

Really, this type of stuff happens way too often, in any big city, in Amerika!

Las Vegas "image", "what happens in LV, stays in LV, is damaged by such national news reports", the "FUN CITY", yeah right!

Maybe when Brenda Stokes gets out of the hokie. She will be packing heat and hopefully she will come to this page and turn some of you moe moe's into swiss cheese.

Merry Christmas To Me.

Steamie2010

Maybe when Brenda Stokes gets out of the hokie. She will be packing heat and hopefully she will come to this page and turn some of you moe moe's into swiss cheese.

Merry Christmas To Me.

ya know...every once in awhile a statement comes along that is so astoundingly stupid that it even surprises us who have dealt in detail with lib "logic" ( or lack of same ) .... but then just when you think you have finally reached the bottom of the ignorance pit...someone comes along with a shovel...congrats steamie for proving there is no depth too deep......

neither was killed ...much harder to kill with a knife, than a gun ...and that's the point ! guns, and particularly, automatic weapons, make it to easy to mass murder ...we don't need them here ...leave them to the battlefields..

If only there were some armed police/security people in the casinos this could have been prevented. Oh wait never mind.

I'm I the only one that remembers Archie Bunker's idea to prevent airplane hijackings was to pass out guns on planes?

Archie was right, there called air marshals, and for most parts its working.

Had she used a gun, the other blackjack dealer would be dead instead of injured. Enough said!!!

Asthetically it is a prettier world because guns kill instead of mame and leaving scared and ugly carnage.

Archie was right, there called air marshals, and for most parts its working.

No Archie's idea was to pass out guns to the passengers and collect them after the flight lands.

Vera

Being shot does NOT automatically result in death. In fact, unless one was shot in a vital area, it IS possible to survive. In many cases it is the result of shock that one dies from a gunshot wound. The same can be said for a knife. Unless you are stabbed in a vital area, it is also possible to survive, but the shock, bodily damage, loss of blood (all the same things that occur with a gunshot wound) can also kill. In addition, you may argue that a gun can be used at a distance, but a knife can be thrown, and and certainly there are knife throwing experts. Even a decent sized rock can kill if thrown accurately. So your comment about certain death if a gun was used is baseless and irrelevant. I don't own a gun, and am not a member of the NRA, but I do believe in the right to bear arms and protect myself if need be.

Maybe the unarmed dealer refused too many times to cut the deck?

If only they had both been armed, we could have had multiple deaths including innocent bystanders.

@Maximum Kimchi that is why it is important to have semi-automatic weapons with large magazine clips. The Newtown shooter was able to get off 90 shots in two minutes (before the first responders arrived), ensuring none of the twenty first graders survived.

LOL, I think you hit the nail on the head NevadaDem!

the whole world's taking crazy pills

Don't take life so seriously, no one gets out alive. So what makes the world today so much worse than lets say the Crusades, Revolutionary War, 1812 when the British burned the White House, or 1865 the Civil War, or slavery, or WWI, or WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, Dessert Storm, 911 ... nothing has changed.

Nothing is different today than yesterday, it is our lot in life hence good justification for why we personally need to have guns to protect our individual lives.

Hmmmmm...Oh, I don't think THIS article is about guns. You might want to try next door.

I also don't believe Nevada is taking life "so seriously". I think Nev is doing what a lot of people won't.
Seeing it as it really is.

This world was supposed to evolve into something better, not revert to the "bad times" from the past (as in your examples).

Well, you know what they say...the world is like a coffee cake. All the nuts are outside!

and " if " you would have engaged and utilised any type of thought process this post wouldn't have been here.

You gotta be kidding me ! IA. Scoot- - - nice!

Morning, Scooter.

Into the fire, I see..lol

Whine all you want but Jeff was 100% on the mark, the knife can kill but it's less likely, the gun on the other hand would have greatly increased the odds of that women being killed.

Not sure how ANYONE can argue that point.

Not sure how ANYONE can argue that point

...maybe by pointing out the FACT that its mere conjecture?

gm Tramp, mimi

I'm sure it was all a misunderstanding that started when the perp heard "Hit me" one too many times.

@cgtrav,

If you can quantify what you are talking about, it is subject to the scientific method. Otherwise, it is opinion. So pardon me if I wait to see your source regarding knife deaths per attack compared to gun deaths per attack before I jump on your bandwagon. In the meantime, by way of anecdotal evidence, let me state that even though I'm old, fat and bald, if I'm within five feet of you with a knife, and you have a gun, you've got more of a problem than I do.

GM Bill, Scooter and Mimi,

All they need is to know the "rules" in a knife fight. Then they would know how to properly engage brain before opening mouth. LOL

Wow you guys are really something. Gee if the military knew knives where so effective we'd replace all the troops guns with switchblades. Yeah that would help end the war sooner.

Not really; more people will flock to the casinos now. Same when the cocaine cowboys were shooting up Miami, people flocked from all over the world hoping to witness the wild west of Miami. One tourist became a hero in England when he intercepted a stray bullet. This type of behavior has been going on since America was populated, it's just now with the internet, cell phones, satellite 24 hour news, people are aware of it. America is not becoming more violent per capita, it's just that there are more people now. Americans love violence, fiery crashes in race car events, boxing, etc. Everyone is equal, everyone's child is gifted, no child can do wrong; they just perceive things differently, the politicians order the bombing and engineer the killing of world leaders they disagree with.

Ok, Zheng He....so you're right about some things about America. Don't rub it in, ok? Americans already know this stuff.

right on Zheng...well sai

Aw sounds like someone lost a lot of money in Vegas and now blames all those bad evil casinos.... Boo hoo

America is a microcosm of the World. If you go to DC you can eat food cooked in any style you want and its better than in the country which initially produced it. Do you know a religion with more than 10 participants not practiced here? One of the tenets of most religions is "thou shalt not kill." Most people pretend to be, "law abiding." but NO one is , intoto. Can you go through the 10 commandments and the 7 deadly sins and say " Not me"? Then drive your auto 1 mph above the legal speed limit?

Its hypocritical to cast aspersions as to someones intelligence while openly putting ones own intellect in the spotlight. When you leave your own field of expertise and venture into someone elses your classification can change drastically.

To the Christians, 'Merry Christmas and to all "Goodnight."

God Bless America and you too..........................

This is EXACTLY why you should never be allowed to own a gun.

You don't have the brains for such a responsibility.

Ever shoot a gun? It's FUN. A lot of fun. That is why guns will always be available in this country.

Anyway, when the infrastructure of western industrialized civilization finally breaks down (the Mayans won't have anything to do with it, but our unsustainable lifestyles will), we're going to need all our guns. There will be nut-jobs all over the place looking to take what we have away from us.

It will be a sort of real-life "zombie apocalypse" because long-pork will most certainly be on the menu. So don't be taking your guns into any of these asinine trade-in programs now, y'here? You're going to be needing them very much sooner than you think.

It's ever so much later than you think.

Ever shoot a gun?

Yeah. I probably have a better collection than you do, I've been shooting for 50 years.

But I hate idiot gun nuts. Being a responsible gun owner also means not making retarded statements in public.

As for civilization breaking down, that's why you have a bunker, right? And no, Popeye, it won't happen any sooner than I think. But if it does, you can dance a little jig in your underground fortress and drool "I told you so!"'s all night.

god - notice every one is an idiot gun nut but you....it is called arrogance and hypocrisy, even your name suggest your state of mind.

You don't have the brains for such a responsibility

-god, glad you don't own one, you fall into that category.

you mean after she "split"

I'm a retired blackjack dealer, a breed of their own? F##%k you!!! It is not normal behavior in a casino pit to stab or hurt other people. as much as we would like to.

I have worked in the "BIZ" for almost twenty years. We are a breed of our own. I take to pride or shame in that truth.

Some? Not just some in this country. There's no excuse NOT to be armed...

.........." if "...................

GD

If everyone....

"IF" - If the dog didn't stop to take a p!$$, he probably woulda caught the rabbit.

and if grasshopers had guns birds wouldnt screw with em....

And if the rabbit had rabies, the dog probably woulda died.

gm jack, Tramp

If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle

If frogs had glass butts, they'd only jump once

Denver - If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle ... like that one.

If 27% of those in that casino had a rocket launcher and if 30% had Abrahm Tanks and if 17% had rifle propelled grenades (with the rifles of course) and if 8% had Claymore Mines and if 15% had UZI's and if the only one with a knife was the 50-year old blackjack dealer then the blackjack dealer who got cut wouldn't have gotten cut and the 50-year old blackjack dealer would've died of embarassment at being so under-armed and out-of-date. Who carries a knife? Is she Mrs. Jim Bowie or something? This could be a disturbing trend. Knives? What's next - fists? And after that... actual verbal arguments???? If this keeps up we might be reduced to "talking out our differences and reaching rational conclusions." GAWD!!! How boring. What will we do with all our surplus elementary school students????

You were making a funny point until the end of your....joke? Not funny.

What will we do with all our surplus elementary school students????

Get some serious pysch counselling ASAP, your illness is showing.

Any point of taking guns away from everyone is a moot point because you can not do it.

And anyone concerned about it happening any time soon is really and truly paranoid. They might ban assault rifles and high-cap mags, but come to your house to take them away? Not in YOUR lifetime, at least. But it is a good excuse to tell the wife if you want another AR or AK.

The sun will also become a red giant some day, and it's pointless to worry about it now.

This, of course, assumes you're rational, which a lot of you gun nuts aren't. You blame Obama for driving up gun sales when it's your own paranoia that's responsible. After all, you're the ones buying them.

Some of you are really and truly paranoid! Talk about better mental health screening, if we could do that you'd never be allowed anywhere NEAR a gun.

1. Your saying I am a gun nut? That shows what an imbecile you are. I do not own or ever had owned a gun.

2. I was speaking of reality. What is real in the World in every day living.

3. I never blamed Obama, Bush or YOU for any criminal that is responsible for the own actions, period.

4. If I am funny for giving you plain facts then what are you???

5. So I suppose that if you tried to take away people's rights and 50 million of them said no way you would just put them all into jail? Oh that's right they let criminals out now because of overcrowding.

6. Next time you post give us some facts and not looney tunes of the world according to you.

7. If I ever commit a felony crime then you can make such rash statements that you have made to me and others.

8. Try living your life with respect to others and not TROD the F all over them!

Just added. Ah you changed most of your post. Okay, whatever.

No, Alan, I was agreeing with you.

Sorry, reading it again I wasn't clear... I usually write better than that. I didn't mean you, personally.

-god

Okay gotcha.

an anti gun lib in Oklahoma? ...you must be very lonely..........

Can you say "white trash"?

sure..............

popeye kahn

WTF....was that?

Ban every single KNIFE in America !

Luckily that hasn't happened yet and i was able to defend myself with my knife at Applebees the other night...that steak looked pretty well cooked.

nope it was merely a game of full contact blackjack.

Blackjack's a weapon.

"Hit me." Even sounds violent.

Not to mention expensive.

Ban it.

Hi Scooter

merely a game of full contact blackjack

with or without pads and helmet? Obviously, one participant didn't wear the optional face guard with plexi-glass shield!

without of course. Blacjack is no game for pussies ya know.

gm jack bill scremin,

" if " people knew how to use the reply their posts might make sense.

It probably was an assault knife .....need to ban that as well as place a limit the number of serrations.

High capacity serration's, your on to something absolutely no need for them.