Problem with shooting Casino

[babuszka]

Hey I have a question about street photography...

[eddarr]

is there some law stating that it is a problem taking pictures outside?

Nope. You just encountered a jerk. But keep in mind that if you are on private property and they ask you to leave it can be trespassing.

[Grimlock]

So, the question remains ...

Where are the photos?

;)

[JeffreyG]

When is the heist planned for?

[FLphotoguy]

The sequel to Oceans 11 will be Oceans Babuszka! The guy was just being a jerk.

[babuszka]

lol
Well I do have the photos, but they're in raw and im out of state so I dont have my own computer to process them. I'll post them when I return.

[samoan_ridah]

Just a word of caution, if it is an Indian casino then it is on tribal land and almost anything goes with their rent-a-cops and tribal police. Good thing you guys stayed cool and took the high road and avoided a big conflict.

A cousin of mine worked for one of those casinos and I was driving through the employee parking lot to see if her car was there and she was still working before I drove to her house (the casino was closer) and I get "pulled over" by the tribal police. They told me this was federal land and had me wait by their squad car while they searched my entire vehicle for drugs or weapons. When nothing was found they apologized and told me that they had a call about a guy in a vehicle similar to mine trying to break in to cars...yeah, sure they did.

[sharkcalgary]

Some security personnel are cops wannabe. They just want to exercise their power over people because it provides them with some kind of mission?
Many years ago, I worked for an international telecommunication company and I would like to take pictures of the logo outside the building. Security guard came over and asked me not to do it, even it was outside the building. I asked him which corporate policy I violated. He did not answer and just kept asking us to leave. Long story short, I talked to my manager the next day to clear this up. The security guard just said OK without an apology.
Another reason is to protect clients of the casino. What if you are some kind of journalists who is trying to talk pictures, say politicians, who just walked out of the casino so you can do a story based on one single photo? I am not saying they are right but I can see why they are paranoid.

[ssracer]

I would have to guess that you really weren't doing anything wrong, just based on the head of security's reaction. Sounds like the other guy was being a bit over protective I guess you could say (if you wanted to be polite about it) :D

[bobdole369]

is there some law stating that it is a problem taking pictures outside?

Nope - no state or federal law at least.

However at the casinos you are on Native American turf - who might have some local things - not likely, and nothing that will actually stand up in court. You found a security guard that was way bored and a jerk.

May I ask at which casino you visited?

[4130]

I've taken my modest setup to a casino before and shot inside some of the bars. Chances are I would have gotten attention had I taken it onto the gambling floor. The bouncers at the nightclub-type-thing they had didn't let me pass with it, however.

[Crewzer]

Very simple. Rent-a-cops don't count. They can ask you to leave, then you must leave to keep from getting trespassing charges. I was just up at Paris Paris in Vegas. Took some, non-gaming pics, went to the tower. No problem. They don't want any pics of the gaming part of their operation. If you ever see security coming your way, do the palm switch on memory cards.

[XSImages]

I actually intend to do some photos of the exterior of a casino that just recently opened up nearby. I went there one evening so far, but did not bring the camera, since I was going for dinner etc. While there, I talked to a security guard out front. I asked him if taking pictures outside was alright. (nice wood structure work, fountain etc). He said outside was fine, but nothing inside would be allowed.

I figured by asking up front, it would eliminate any potential problems. Of course, I haven't gone yet, and when I do, I intend to use a tripod, etc. I am hoping that he wasn't responding thinking it would just be someone taking a few p&s shots. I plan on asking the security on duty when I do go, again hoping to avoid problems. This casino is an indian one, so I am just trying to cover my bases before even starting, and hopefully all will work out.

[ssracer]

Please take your spam elsewere

[philmar]

I managed to get this shot off in the Niagara Falls, New York casino....they asked me to leave about 1 minute later which was fine with me. There's no smoking laws there!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2842251766_b1701f2e42.jpg