That was my first thought when I read the story too.
I bet non casino hotels pay way less attention to security I suspect that the vegas hotels would have caught the perp on camera - and in these more enlightend times they might even have survived :-)
not necessarily. since he had to rekey the card... someone just showed up with any for of ID, or not even that, on the front desk and claimed that another random card they acquired by any other means (i collect those when i stay) wasn't opening the door. easy as that.
I came into a Las Vegas hotel one morning around 7am... literally drunk as a skunk and looking really rough... I told the concierge I didn't have any ID or a key to my room... She asked me what was in the room, I said a backpack. She then proceeded to give me a new key and open my door for me.
I could have been any random drunk who stumbled into that hotel that morning.
Security was sent up every time I have been locked out of a hotel room. They're always happy to open the door for me, but won't leave until I satisfactorily identify myself (with ID that is usually locked in the room).
Wow, that never happened to me. I always get the card re-keyed without any kind of security. And that is from low 3 stars to 4 stars hilton and Cliff in SF to name a few.
