I had heard Louisiana had a gaming law that you are required to play on a player card of the ACTUAL person who is playing. In other words, I would not be allowed to use my friends players card. Is this true?
Certainly couldn't be used as proof of age and certainly could be a contract stipulation when getting the card. Would seem like an odd law. I don't see anything at:
http://www.gambling-law-us.com/State-Laws/Louisiana/
http://www.lsp.org/gaming/index.html
There is also Federal Law regulating Indian Gaming, but it applies more to casinos, not players.
But, IANAL.
"I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse
I think that your agreement with a casino is essentially contractual and depends upon their expressed terms and provisions. I have never had any issue (as most probably haven't) playing on a spouse card (and significant other........though they said we had to use the same address) for point/perks accumulation. But I have had the players' desks tell me that it was prohibited for NON-spouses or members NOT living at same address to use the same card. So this may be when it PAYS to be flexible as to your "orientation" or "partnerships"..........LOLOriginally Posted by Banker
At least as is stated to the player's club reps.
"Women and cats will do as they please, and Men and dogs should just relax and get used to the idea" --- Robert A. Heinlein
Tread carefully hear.
If a tax form is required, e.g. a hand-pay at VP
or Slots, or a $5,000 side bet is won at BJ, or a
tournament win at $5,000 or more, or if A C.T.R.
or S.T.R. is being filed - you are in serious trouble
as you will probably be charged with a tax evasion
or money laundering offense.
I recall a midwestern pair of (very) aged ladies who
took their weekly bus trip to a casino. When Lady A
ran out of money, she took a toilet break; telling
Lady B, words to the effect, "Go ahead, you can play
on this machine [with my card already in it.]"
There soon was a $1,200 hand-pay.
The state police were summoned and the pair of old
ladies were arrested and charged with conspiracy,
tax evasion and aiding and abetting, etc.
Eventually, a sympathetic judge dismissed the charges.
People have been arrested for picking up money / checks
from the floor, etc. They are clearly "property of the casino."
Also, it is worth noting that if you are not the person that the
casino is providing with comps (of any kind), you are guilty of
petty larceny, (or grand larceny); though I know of no instance
where actual criminal charges have been brought, as bad publicity
is avoided via a simple trespass.
I have played in many states, and don't hesitate to add this caveat:
Louisiana and Mississippi are the worst when dealing with A.P.'s
In the real estate industry and under Patriot Act we are able to use your Medicare card as a secondary ID source and most assuredly, your SSN is on there, usually with another identifying letter or symbol on the card.
"Women and cats will do as they please, and Men and dogs should just relax and get used to the idea" --- Robert A. Heinlein
There is actually no law requiring valid ID for a machine payout. In fact, the casino instruction sheet in LA, which I have seen instructs employees to withhold taxes on payout for people without ID. The reality, however, is that many casinos if not all will not make payment without ID. Again, the agent will ask for the ID of the person winning the money. If the card in the machine has a different name, the casino might penalize the player account but the card itself does not determine for whom should the payout go.
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