I have a buddy that works that thing in Vegas. He painted a very different story.
By his accounts, this dude rented out the entire pod. Not sure what it goes for, but my buddy said it's not cheap. According to his co workers, they were practically tearing their clothes off as they were getting into the ferris wheel. And there are cameras inside the ferris wheel pods, so everything was recorded, and the police were waiting when they got out.
Oh, and he said this isn't the first time it's happened.