Las Vegas Casino Ejected and Injured Lesbian Couple for PDA, Lawsuit Claims
Posted on: March 16, 2026, 01:05h.
Last updated on: March 16, 2026, 01:05h.
- A new lawsuit alleges the Strat ejected a lesbian couple for a public display of affection in 2024
- Plaintiffs Brianne Garcia and Lelannie Dominguez claim a security guard physically battered them while escorting them off the premises
- The legal complaint cites discrimination, negligence, and inadequate employee training by Strat owner Golden Entertainment
A new lawsuit alleges that a lesbian couple was subjected to discrimination, battery, and negligence at the Strat casino hotel in Las Vegas two years ago. According to the suit, filed in Clark County District Court on March 10, California residents Brianne Garcia and Lelannie Dominguez were ejected from the property and physically injured by security on May 3, 2024, after showing “affectionate” behavior at an on-site bar.
According to the legal complaint — first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal — a waitress approached the couple because they were being “too affectionate,” instructing them to stop. Garcia and Dominguez expressed that they felt singled out due to their sexual orientation and gender, prompting the waitress to summon a manager who then ordered their removal from the premises.
According to the plaintiffs, the situation escalated when a security guard escorted them toward the elevators in an “aggressive and confrontational” manner. The couple began recording the interaction on their phones, at which point they claim they were “physically battered” by the guard.
The lawsuit asserts that both women suffered serious and disabling injuries to their bodies and minds as a result of the altercation.
The suit names The Strat and its parent company, Golden Entertainment, as defendants. It includes multiple causes of action: negligence, battery, discrimination in a place of public accommodation, and negligent hiring, training, and supervision. The couple’s legal team argues that the casino failed to adequately train staff to handle such interactions without bias or excessive force.
Seeking damages exceeding $15,000 — the standard civil threshold in Nevada — the plaintiffs request compensation for medical expenses and lost wages. While the incident occurred nearly two years ago, the formal litigation was only recently initiated.
Representatives for Golden Entertainment and The Strat have not released a public statement regarding the allegations.
Last Comments ( 5 )
More alphabet soup grifters? ♂️
To Lucky Larry. You weren’t there and you don’t know the details. If a waitress and a manager feel they need to stop what they were doing-I’m sure it was legit. The Sttrat attracts the ghetto people so there’s no doubt in my mind that those women started it. What they were doing had to have been pretty bad.
I’d bet a good amount that a check for 10k is already written and all these girls have to do is sign a liability release.
In casinos they call the rules. Sleep, or even shut your eyes or take off your shoes in a sports book security is all over you. Mildly Objectionable non-political or profane t-shirt ? MUST turn it inside out before entering buffet. Old white guy reporting. Not discrimination! Take it to your room. Do not argue with security! Just say yes and come back next time. They totally provoked this to show they are Lesbians. Gets tossed out of court in Las Vegas.
I hope Brianne and Lelannie grab the Strat and Golden Entertainment by the figurative balls and keep turning and twisting until they extract a HUGE settlement. This kind of anti-LGBT discrimination is something I'd expect in a crap-hole state like Florida - not on the Las Vegas strip.