COTTER v. DESERT PALACE, INC.

No. 88-15084.

880 F.2d 1142 (1989)

Edward A. COTTER, et al., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DESERT PALACE, INC., a corporation licensed and authorized to do business in the State of Nevada, doing business as Caesar's Palace, doing business as Caesar's Palace Hotel & Casino, and DOES I through X, inclusive, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul R. Hejmanowski, Rick D. Roskelley, Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-appellee.

Before FARRIS, THOMPSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal from an order denying their motion for a preliminary injunction. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs are professional dice dealers at Caesar's Palace Casino in Las Vegas. The dealers work in crews of four, with each crew assigned to one dice table per shift. They are paid hourly wages by the casino and receive customer tips, or "tokes."

Prior to March 1, 1988, there was a long-standing practice at...

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