Why can cage demand ID?

[SammyBoy]

CTR has nothing to do with winnings - you're mistaking a CTR for a W2-G. You can buy $11,000 in chips and cash them out at the same window and they have to generate a CTR.
Same thing at your bank. You can withdraw $10,000 in cash and deposit it a moment later and a CTR will be generated.
They (casino or bank) is not reporting winnings, they're reporting a cash transaction.

Well said!

[Counting_Is_Fun]

Ok so back to my original question...Do states casino rules even allow them to demand ID? Forget structuring and all that.
I'm asking well below 10k cashout etc. Why can a casino demand an ID from us? Walmart or any other business cannot demand my ID.

[RCJH]

Ok so back to my original question...Do states casino rules even allow them to demand ID? Forget structuring and all that.
I'm asking well below 10k cashout etc. Why can a casino demand an ID from us? Walmart or any other business cannot demand my ID.

They can all ask, but that doesn't means you have to give it. Most casinos I play at ask, but will settle for a name. Just give them an alias. I treat it like a request for a card, with a no thank you. Tell them your spouse doesn't knew you're here, you're technically in the area for work, the price of tea in china is too high, whatever. Just be polite and firm, give them a name and leave. You can always get gaming involved, but your goal is to be quickly forgotten and that would be remembered.

A friend says they didn't ask for ID when I bought these chips, so I'm not giving it now.

Along those lines, try to only get black chips in smaller casinos. The same casino that cashes out 20 black chips ofent balks at four purple. In larger venues, never get yellow.