When Bob Meyers first set foot in the Stratosphere Casino Hotel, he was employed as a sound man for Danny Gans, who at the time was just starting his Las Vegas run. Gans’ deal was only for three months. After the deal expired—everyone knows where Gans is now—Meyers stayed on and started working full time for the Stratosphere. Since 1996, Meyers has been an audio-visual man for the property, eventually working his way up to the corporate level, where he now oversees the audio-visual components of all American Casino Entertainment Properties casinos. Most recently, on February 20 and 21, Meyers was volunteering his time and services to provides a number of critical—and some not-so-critical—components during the Scale the Strat event at the Stratosphere. Meyers made sure the communication system, some 50 radios in all, was working so other volunteers along the stairwell could monitor the runners and communicate to other volunteers as well as medical personnel if necessary. At the same time, Meyers set up the audio components for the award ceremony at the top of the tower, visual components showing the runners ascending the stairs in both a showroom at the base of the tower and at the observation deck up top. There were some 100 runners making the climb to the top of the Stratosphere, with all money raised going to the American Lung Association. And as important as the runners were, it was volunteers like Meyers and other ACEP team members who made the whole event possible.

By Casino Connection Staff