The October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas led to new policies at Caesars Entertainment hotels. Some attendees at Def Con 26 and Black Hat USA 2018 felt the full brunt of the new policy. Some said hotel security officers showed nothing to verify their identify, went so far as to confiscate items, and some claim they even riffled through their bags. The head of Def Con head of SecOps offered to resign because he was unaware of Ceasars statement about the room searches.”]

