by Donald Wood
Last updated: 5:07 PM ET, Thu October 4, 2018
The Las Vegas strip remains a popular tourist attraction, but one year after the massacre that cost the lives of 58 victims, the city continues to increase security.
According to Las Vegas Now, Caesars Entertainment announced plans to add armed security guards to its facilities, while the Las Vegas Sands Corporation revealed it will employ more K-9 units at its Venetian and Palazzo resorts.
Retired Metro homicide detective said the Caesars properties adding armed security guards is a smart move. He revealed, "prudence demands that these resorts have a response, a like response, so you need the threat of force of equal or greater force to neutralize that force."
A spokesperson for Caesars told Las Vegas Now the new personnel will, "provide valuable additional security capabilities, provide a stronger and more visible security presence and a rapid armed response if necessary."
The purpose of the armed guards will be to act as a visual deterrent and to detect explosives.
While it remains unclear when the new security protocols will go into effect, the hiring process for the Las Vegas resort companies has already started.
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