Player's Cards

[ShipTheCookies]

It was a different property that no longer exists that I was backed off from and I wasn’t playing rated.

Then it's probably just up to if any employee notices.

[moo321]

If you're a regular, getting a player's card can actually reduce heat. It helps you blend in as a typical player and earns you comps. Refusing it repeatedly, especially at the smaller venue, might draw more attention. While tracking is a concern, if you're playing within the casino’s limits, the benefits usually outweigh it.
In your case, using the card could help with longevity.

If it's an independent casino, that's probably true. If it's part of a large network, you are risking your name at that entire network.

[BackCounter]

Recently, I bought in at a casino I have been to a number of times; after yelling out the amount, the dealer yelled, in a louder, somewhat emphatic voice, “no player’s card.” Then when I cashed in a modest win, the lady in the cage asked for my player’s card. When I said I did not have one, she asked for I.D., the first time I have been asked. I started to get a sinking feeling, and just said, as matter-of-factly as I could, “you don’t need to see my I.D.” She cashed me out, and then said, “so long, question mark.” Do you think these events (at the table then at the cage) were related?

[DSchles]

Yes.

Don

[ShipTheCookies]

How much was it?

[BackCounter]

$25 table, 6 decks; initial buyin was $300 but the shoe tanked so colored up for $375. Came back, the next shoe was very good, ended up buying another $200 as I needed doubling and splitting money; spread was $25 to 2 x $150. Total playing time was about 25 minutes. Cashed out with $680 for a gain of $180. Did not expect to be so prominent on the radar, especially as the last time I was there I had one of my biggest losses ever, playing basically the same game.

[21forme]

Possibly. It depends on the casino. Was there a purple chip involved in your cash out? Some low-end casinos will want ID or verify with the pit that they gave you the chip when purple or higher is involved. Most casinos won't care about ID for $625.

Also, it's better to say, "I don't have my ID with me," than "you don't need it." It's less confrontational.

Casinos make up shit all the time. Some will tell you it's illegal to walk into a casino without ID. That's BS (unless you're young and they have a question about age). Others will tell you Federal law requires it, which is true only if it's above $10K.

[BackCounter]

A purple, a black, three greens, one red. Probably the first purple I have cashed out at that casino. (But the second that day; one was elsewhere.)
At least “you don’t need it” is the truth . . . . Is it common for regular people (non-counters, non-money-launderers) to enter a casino without ID?

[DSchles]

Next time, don't accept the purple at the table. Tell them you may play a little more. Just ask for blacks.

Don

[moo321]

You only color up if you want them to count and see how much money you left with. Or if you want them to "see how much money you left with" (i.e. you have more than that in your pocket).

[marriedputter]

The purple did it.

[MonsterDestroyer]

I've had several people bring up that same question. That is what I am simming for play two hands and wonging out two below neutral at 100 hands per hour.

2 below neutral is a tc -6 right? are you using an unbalanced count?
90 an hr seems very high at a top bet of 100x2. how many decks is this sp21 game?