CASINO SECURITY ASSAULT ATTORNEY — LAS VEGAS, NV
INJURED BY CASINOSECURITY OR A BOUNCER?
When a casino guard or nightclub bouncer crosses the line from crowd control to violence, the law is on your side. As a casino security assault lawyer in Las Vegas, Thomas Boley has taken casino security companies to judgment — and won. The Strip's properties have risk management teams working against you from minute one. You deserve someone in your corner.
No Fee Unless We Win
We handle all security assault cases on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing unless we win your case — no upfront costs, no hourly fees, no risk.
PROVEN RESULTS
WE'VE BEATENCASINO SECURITY BEFORE
Thomas Boley has taken casino security companies to judgment — and won. These are not hypothetical settlements. They are real results in this exact niche.
These cases are not ordinary negligence. A security assault is an intentional tort — and that means punitive damages, designed to punish the venue, are on the table. The property answers for its guards under respondeat superior, and for negligently hiring, training, and supervising them in the first place.
TYPES OF CASES WE HANDLE
WHEN SECURITYBECOMES THE ATTACKER
Thomas Boley represents guests injured by casino guards, bar bouncers, and nightclub security across Las Vegas, the Strip, Henderson, and all of Clark County.
Casino Floor Takedowns & Excessive Restraint
Guards slamming guests face-first into slot machines, gaming tables, or marble floors over a verbal dispute or a misunderstanding. Pile-on restraints — multiple guards kneeling on a guest's back and neck — cause broken bones, separated shoulders, and traumatic brain injuries. Force must be proportional. A takedown over an argument is not.
Bouncer Beatings Outside Bars & Nightclubs
Bouncers who follow patrons into the parking lot, throw punches after an ejection, or gang up on a single guest. A bouncer's job ends at removal — once you are outside and walking away, any further violence is a straightforward battery, and the bar or nightclub that hired him is on the hook for it.
Illegal Detention in Back Rooms
Casino security may detain a guest only on reasonable grounds, in a reasonable manner, for a reasonable time. Hours handcuffed in a windowless holding room, denied a phone call, threatened, or roughed up while "waiting for the police" goes far beyond what Nevada law permits — and supports claims for false imprisonment on top of battery.
Chokeholds & Strangulation Injuries
Neck restraints and chokeholds applied by untrained guards can cause loss of consciousness, crushed airways, vocal cord damage, and anoxic brain injury in under a minute. No Nevada venue's use-of-force policy authorizes strangling a guest. When a guard goes for the neck, the case for excessive force — and punitive damages — gets very strong.
Violent Ejections Causing Falls & Head Injuries
Guests shoved through doors, thrown down entrance steps, or launched onto the sidewalk. A skull hitting concrete can mean a fractured orbital bone, facial lacerations, or a life-altering brain injury. Even when a venue has the right to remove someone, it must do so without violence. "He was being escorted out" is not a defense to throwing a person onto pavement.
Racial Profiling & Wrongful Targeting
Guests singled out, followed, accused, and manhandled because of their race, appearance, or who they were with — not because of anything they did. When security targets the wrong person and uses force doing it, the venue faces liability for the assault and for the discriminatory conduct behind it. We pursue both.
CRITICAL STEPS
WHAT TO DO AFTERA SECURITY ASSAULT
Casinos record everything — but the footage disappears within days. What you do in the first 72 hours can decide your case.
Get Medical Care & Photograph Everything
Go to the ER or urgent care even if you think you can walk it off — adrenaline masks concussions, fractures, and internal injuries. Photograph every bruise, cut, and torn piece of clothing the same day and again as the bruising develops. Medical records created close to the incident are the backbone of your claim.
Demand the Video Be Preserved — Immediately
Casinos record everything: the floor, the hallways, the back rooms, the sidewalk. That footage is overwritten in a matter of days, and the venue will not volunteer it. A formal spoliation letter from an attorney legally forces the property to preserve every angle. This is the single most time-sensitive step — the video usually decides these cases.
Get Witnesses, File a Police Report, Sign Nothing
Collect names and phone numbers from anyone who saw what happened before they disappear into the crowd. File a police report so there is an official record. And do not sign anything the venue puts in front of you — incident statements, releases, comp offers. Those documents are drafted by their lawyers to protect them, not you.
Call Thomas Boley Before Risk Management Calls You
Major Strip properties self-insure and run rapid in-house claims teams whose job starts the moment the incident report is filed. They will be friendly, fast, and aiming for a cheap release. Talk to Thomas Boley first — the consultation is free, and once we are involved, every communication goes through us.
WHAT YOU CAN RECOVER
COMPENSATION FORSECURITY ASSAULT VICTIMS
Takedowns, chokeholds, and violent ejections cause serious injuries: traumatic brain injuries, facial fractures, shoulder and spine damage. Nevada allows recovery of two categories of damages — and in these cases, a third.
Economic Damages
- Emergency room and hospital bills
- Surgery for facial fractures and orbital injuries
- Treatment for traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
- Shoulder and spine injuries from takedowns
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Future medical treatment and rehabilitation
Non-Economic Damages
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress and anxiety
- Humiliation and public indignity
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Permanent scarring or disfigurement
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Punitive Damages: The Third Category
Unlike ordinary negligence cases, an assault by a security guard is intentional misconduct. That opens the door to punitive damages — additional compensation designed not to reimburse you, but to punish the venue and deter the next beating. Many Strip properties self-insure, which means every dollar of a punitive verdict comes straight out of their own pocket. It is the most powerful tool the law gives you against a casino — and the reason these cases are valued differently.
Not sure what your case is worth? . Thomas Boley will review the details of your incident and provide an honest assessment of your claim's value at no cost.
CASINO CLAIMS TEAM TACTICS
THE CASINO IS ALREADYBUILDING ITS DEFENSE
Before you are out of the parking lot, the guards have written coordinated incident reports, risk management has flagged the footage, and the playbook is already running: you were the aggressor, they were just doing their jobs. Strip properties self-insure and handle these incidents in-house — fast, quiet, and cheap.
Thomas Boley knows this playbook because he has beaten it at trial. We prepare every case for the courtroom from day one — and the casinos know it.
Tactic: The "drunk and combative" framing
Our counter: The video, witnesses, and medical records tell the real story — being drunk does not license excessive force
Tactic: Citing trespass to justify the force
Our counter: The right to remove is not the right to beat — force must be reasonable and proportional under Nevada law
Tactic: Withholding surveillance footage
Our counter: We send spoliation letters immediately — destroying video after notice brings court sanctions
Tactic: Offering comped rooms or small checks for releases
Our counter: Sign nothing — a $500 release can extinguish a seven-figure case before you know the extent of your injuries
Tactic: Intimidating guests with countercharges
Our counter: Threats of battery or trespass charges are negotiating leverage — don't be scared off; we answer them for you
NEVADA LAW
KEY STATUTES GOVERNINGSECURITY ASSAULT CLAIMS
Innkeeper Liability & Foreseeability
Nevada's innkeeper statute governs when casinos, hotels, bars, and nightclubs are civilly liable for injuries on their property. When the person who hurt you is the venue's own security guard — an employee or contracted agent acting within the scope of his duties — the property answers for that conduct. Venues cannot hire muscle, point them at guests, and then disclaim responsibility when the violence they authorized goes too far.
View full statute →Private Security Licensing Requirements
Chapter 648 of the Nevada Revised Statutes requires private security guards and the companies that employ them to be licensed, vetted, and trained. When a venue puts an unlicensed, untrained, or improperly supervised guard on the floor and that guard uses excessive force, the venue is exposed to claims for negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent supervision — in addition to direct liability for the assault itself. We subpoena licensing and training records in every case.
View full statute →Limits on Detention by Security
Nevada law allows merchants and their security staff to detain a person only on reasonable grounds, only in a reasonable manner, and only for a reasonably necessary length of time. Dragging a guest to a windowless back room, handcuffing them to a chair, holding them for hours, or using violence during the detention exceeds those limits. When security crosses that line, the detention becomes false imprisonment and any force used becomes battery — both compensable in a civil lawsuit.
View full statute →Two-Year Statute of Limitations
You have two years from the date of the assault to file a personal injury lawsuit in Nevada. Miss the deadline and your claim is permanently barred — no matter how badly you were hurt or how clear the video is. In security assault cases the practical deadline is far shorter: surveillance footage is routinely overwritten within days, guards quit and scatter, and witnesses leave town. Acting in the first week can decide the case.
View full statute →FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
SECURITY ASSAULT QUESTIONS ANSWERED
DON'T FACE THECASINO ALONE
The casinos have risk management teams and lawyers protecting their interests from the moment of the incident. You deserve someone in your corner — someone with 18+ years of experience and real judgments against casino security.
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