Another name added to Nevada’s casino ‘black book’

A Black Book, a State Gaming Control Board list of people excluded from Nevada casinos, is displayed at the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. At right is a page on former mobster Tony “The Ant” Spilotro, who was removed from the book only after his death.

Gaming regulators have added another name to Nevada’s famous “black book,” a list of people barred from entering any of the state’s casinos.

The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved adding Tasia Musa to the list at its meeting today. Commissioners were told that Musa met multiple conditions that can warrant inclusion on the list, including convictions for gambling-related crimes.

Musa, who was not present, is the 33rd person on the list.

Under state law, the list “may include any person whose presence in the establishment is determined by the (Gaming Control Board) and the commission to pose a threat to the interests of this state or to licensed gaming, or both.”

Once added to the list, a person’s death is the only sure way to be removed from it.

Former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman recently told the Las Vegas Sun that he thinks the list is unconstitutional. Goodman is set to talk about the list at an event at the Plaza tonight.

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