I’m not a huge fan of research. I could never, ever write one of those big, juicy historicals that required hours of study to get every detail accurate. I either write contemporary, which is easy enough to look up, or paranormals, where I can make up whatever I like.
I do, however, research important plot points. I’m a stickler for realistic plots. There must be a legal, viable way for the aunt to blackmail the hero. I hate it when stories are so off base. Which is why, when reviews for my most recent book – BACK IN HER HUSBAND’S BED – started coming out with some less than stellar feedback due to poor research, I felt like I had to say something.
According to Senior Research Analyst Michael Lawton with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, it is not illegal for the wife of a casino owner to gamble in his casino or any other. “As long as [the player] she is not licensed, that would be okay.” Nate, as the holder of the license to operate a gaming establishment, could not gamble anywhere in the state of Nevada. Annie is free to do as she likes.
So, as improbable as it might seem, it is perfectly legal for Annie to gamble in the Desert Sapphire. And now you know.
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