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No Stealing

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11b. Re: No Stealing
Date: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:00 am ((PDT))

At least to me, the amusing part of this whole episode is that casino Hosts
have been doing exactly the same thing for decades - leaving one property for
another and taking their player lists with them. The only difference here
seems to be the volume of names & contact info that was pilfered.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if hosts are required to sign any kind of agreement not to do this sort of thing, and if so, is it enforceable and has it been enforced? Other businesses have non-compete clauses, and depending on how they are structured, can prohibit someone from working in the same field for another / competing company for a period of time, usually within a geographical area in which the immediate competition might occur - and some of these have been found to be enforceable, others have not.

--BG

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#2

a few weeks ago i had this exact conversation with one of my harrah's host, who said that hosts 'take' their players with them all the time. i was surprised at the answer, so i specifically asked if there was a non-compete clause. the answer was no.

In a message dated 06/19/08 10:32:31 Eastern Daylight Time, b.glazer@att.net writes:

11b. Re: No Stealing
Date: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:00 am ((PDT))

At least to me, the amusing part of this whole episode is that casino Hosts
have been doing exactly the same thing for decades - leaving one property for
another and taking their player lists with them. The only difference here
seems to be the volume of names & contact info that was pilfered.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if hosts are required to sign any kind of agreement not to do this sort of thing, and if so, is it enforceable and has it been enforced? Other businesses have non-compete clauses, and depending on how they are structured, can prohibit someone from working in the same field for another / competing company for a period of time, usually within a geographical area in which the immediate competition might occur - and some of these have been found to be enforceable, others have not.

--BG

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#3

In most states, a non compete clause doesn't mean you can't work for some other company doing the same job, or that you can't inform past clients that you have moved. It just means you can't directly contact them and "ask" them to come over to your new company. But informing clients you have moved is all right. Most states do not disallow your right to make a living.

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--- On Thu, 6/19/08, AGONPD <agonpd@aol.com> wrote:
From: AGONPD <agonpd@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: No Stealing
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 2:28 PM

            a few weeks ago i had this exact conversation with one of my harrah's host, who said that hosts 'take' their players with them all the time. i was surprised at the answer, so i specifically asked if there was a non-compete clause. the answer was no.

In a message dated 06/19/08 10:32:31 Eastern Daylight Time, b.glazer@att. net writes:

11b. Re: No Stealing

Date: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:00 am ((PDT))

At least to me, the amusing part of this whole episode is that casino Hosts

have been doing exactly the same thing for decades - leaving one property for

another and taking their player lists with them. The only difference here

seems to be the volume of names & contact info that was pilfered.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if hosts are required to sign any kind of agreement not to do this sort of thing, and if so, is it enforceable and has it been enforced? Other businesses have non-compete clauses, and depending on how they are structured, can prohibit someone from working in the same field for another / competing company for a period of time, usually within a geographical area in which the immediate competition might occur - and some of these have been found to be enforceable, others have not.

--BG

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#4

When my sister-in-law was looking for a host job at a strip casino,
the first question asked was "how many customers do you have?".

Cheers
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a few weeks ago i had this exact conversation with one of my

harrah's host, who said that hosts 'take' their players with them all
the time. i was surprised at the answer, so i specifically asked if
there was a non-compete clause. the answer was no.

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