The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Woman Kicked Out Casino For Not Having Her Service Dog

Episode Date: November 1, 2024

Charlamagne Tha God Gives Donkey Of The Day To The Nugget Casino Security For Kicking A Woman Out The Casino For Not Having Her Service Dog. Listen For More!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm a donkey. Yes, you are a donkey. I'll show you how to act a donkey. Everything that Charlamagne is saying is true. Yeah, the talk here today for Friday, November 1st

goes to the Nugget Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada, in particular the security there. Here's one thing I would never understand about security. It's the same thing I don't understand about law enforcement. I know you have a job to do and I respect it, but why you got to be so extra about your job? In the words of the Joker, why so serious? Why?

See, there was a woman named Heather Venus who was a regular at the Nugget Casino in Reno for the last three years. Heather and her medical dog, Cherry, would visit the casino at least four to five times a week. She has a medical dog who is trained to alert Heather if she is about to have a seizure. Let me tell you how Heather describes the Nugget Casino. She said, they know who we are. When we come in, they automatically bring me water for my dog. The dog gets free drinks at the Nugget Casino. But Atlanta News First said what is typically a home away from home atmosphere was quickly changed a couple of weeks ago when a security guard approached her and told her she had to leave. Would you like to know why she had to go? Let's go to Atlanta News First for the report, please. Heather Vanis says she's been

a regular at the Nugget Casino in Reno for the last three years. Sometimes Vanis says she visits her friends four to five times a week at the casino. Accompanying Vanis on her trips is her medical dog, Cherry, who is trained to alert Vanis if she's about to have a seizure. What is typically a cheers-like atmosphere for Vanis quickly changed two weeks ago when a security guard approached her and told her to leave because Cherry was not present. On that day, Vanis says Cherry had just gotten fixed. Since her fiance was with her at the casino, she felt like she was safe to leave Cherry home if she had a medical episode. Vanis considered the Nugget her safe place and adds that not being able to see her friends there has been heartbreaking. Now all she wants is an apology and for the Nugget to educate their staff on how to handle others with medical dogs.

The Nugget issued a statement that says in part, service animals are always welcome at our property, and our team is trained to ensure that all guests are treated with respect and in accordance with federal and state law. Poor Heather. She had no idea she was the plus one. You didn't get the hint when they were bringing your dog free drinks, but not you. They used to bring the dog water, okay, all the time. We live in a world where security trusts you with your dog over your fiance. I understand humans are not reliable in 2024. I get it. But Nugget Casino, cut it out. This is what I mean when I say security takes their job too serious. You told this woman that if the dog stayed at home, she should have stayed at home with the dog. Let me ask you a question, security. Once the service

dog, you know know cherry does his job and alerts heather she's about to have a season you do know once the dog does that then humans and god have to take over the dog can't do anything for her after he alerts her so her having her fiance there is actually better okay heather said she didn't take cherry that day because she had just gotten cherry fixed and she felt like it was safe to leave her service dog at home since she was with her fiance in case she had a medical emergency. I agree. Okay. A service animal is essential to some folks, but just because someone has a service dog doesn't mean they need the animal every second of the day, especially if they have a perfectly good human

with them. Remember us? Okay. Okay. I know, know you know in the world of service animals and AI we can get lost but human lives matter all right kicking this woman Heather out is like saying we don't trust you to be here without your service dog nor do we trust that you can take care of yourself your dog knows better than you do this really feels like y'all got your sensitivity training from an episode of the office okay you got people in that casino gambling away their life savings you got people in that casino gambling away their life savings. You got people in that casino drinking themselves to death. But you tell a woman without her service dog, she got to go.

That's where you draw the line. Even though she's there with her fiance. Y'all heard the statement that the Nugget Casino released, right? Where they said they are fully committed to complying with all ADA requirements. And they welcome all guests with disabilities who use service animals. Service animals are always welcome at our property and our team is trained to ensure that all guests are treated with respect and

in accordance with federal and state laws. While we can't comment on specific incidents, we remain dedicated to offering an exclusive environment for all our guests. Heather, it just boils down to this. The Nugget Casino likes your dog more than you, okay? Cherry is the invited guest, okay?

And you are the plus one. In fact, they think you are Cherry's service human. That's the only explanation, okay? They don't care about you or your disability. They care about the dog. And the irony of this story, at least to me, is the older I get and the more I get to know people and hear stories like this, the more I realize why Noah only allowed animals on the ark.

Please give the Nugget Casino Resort the biggest hee-haw. That's so backwards. Cold world. Normally people have issues with the service animal, not the people. Cold world. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Laminsoft. Don't be a donkey when you need a fighter on your side. If you're ever injured, go to MichaelTheBull.com.

That's MichaelTheBull.com. And when you mess with the bull, you get the horns. Wake that ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club. Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High,

is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey y'all, Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it.

Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you?

Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.