Casino exec barred from industry

Two female casino employees testified that Calandra, while drunk, made either sexual advances or attempted sexual contact during limousine rides home after high-roller functions in New York in 1993 and 1996.

Calandra denied the accusations, but regulators said he lied.

"Employees should not be subjected to the loose hands and profane utterings of a drunken supervisor," said CCC Chairman James Hurley. He was quoted in the Press of Atlantic City newspaper.

The Press of Atlantic City reported Calandra had worked for the Trump, Bally's-Hilton and Tropicana casino companies. Most recently he was an outside junket representative for the Sands.

"It's an important case because it says it clearly and with unmistakable clarity that if you engage in harassment -- sexual, verbal, physical -- you will lose your license," said J.P. Suarez, director of the state Division of Gaming Enforcement.

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