(Another) good reason to refuse to be rated. And to refuse to give up your ID casually to anyone in a casino. Remember -- and remind your friends, AP and non-AP alike -- that anyone who takes physical possession of your ID in a casino may scan it into a database suddenly and without consent.


Originally published Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Casino customers' personal data stolen
Some customers of Skagit Valley Casino Resort can qualify for credit-report monitoring after their personal information was stolen from one of the casino's vendors.


By Kate Martin
Skagit Valley Herald


BOW, Skagit Valley — Some customers of Skagit Valley Casino Resort can qualify for credit-report monitoring after their personal information was stolen from one of the casino's vendors.

The unencrypted customer information was stolen from a Bally Technologies software engineer's home office, said Harry Chesnin, general counsel for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. The tribe owns and operates Skagit Valley Casino Resort.

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