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There
is still another method of obtaining credit at a
casino, though it is becoming obsolete as more and
more casinos come under corporation control. This
is by word of mouth from other gamblers, bookies,
and people on the fringe of illegal gambling. An
action player will advise the casino credit office
that the person he's sending is good for such and
such a line of credit and that he will vouch for
that person up to the amount of the specified line.
This was once a very common method of obtaining
credit and it still works in some places, especially
in those casinos where the underworld still has
some control. The person vouching for the credit
risk will be heldliable for debts up to that amount.
But should the credit pay back his gambling debts
at that line and show the he's an action player
so that he obtains a new higher line credit, the
person vouching for his credit is let off the as
to any future credit. we've heard that there are
underw, figures who have huge credit lines at some
legitimate c They use phony names, not to defraud
the casinos, but they don't want the IRS to realize
the amount of money play for or have available.
Some casinos will advance cash on a major credit
card, as Visa or Master Charge, but this is not
a standard po: for casinos are very wary about credit
cards in the first p since a great number of them
are floating around, and of these are stolen or
sold cards. The casino, in adv cash, will attempt
to protect itself by verifying that the legitimate.
This is done by calling a central number that firm's
cards, but even when this is done, the casino taking
a chance, since a stolen card may not have been
ported. Therefore, when trying to obtain cash by
the use credit card, you should be aware that only
a rather amount will be advanced-generally no more
than $lOQ $200.
Cashing personal checks is a tricky business for
out towners. Many people show up at a casino and
expect personal checks to be honored, but very few
casinos will commodate them. Some will allow a $50,
$100, and, in instances, a $200 check to be cashed
upon presentation driver's license and a credit
card. However, the casinos getting stricter about
their check-cashing because they've burned too many
times. Many people, after losing money' a casino,
feel that the debt is not legitimate and stop checks
or refuse to issue payment on them. |
