Quote Originally Posted by cottage cheese View Post
I'm fairly young-looking, so I get ID'd at pretty much every table i sit down at. Given this, should I use a player's card to take advantage of comps? I know the consensus on here is never to use a player's card because it's too easy to get backed off at multiple casinos that way, but if i get caught at one casino after showing my ID couldn't they just get my info from my ID anyway and send it around? I've never used a player's card but after thinking about it, it seems i have nothing to lose.
Dealer is checking your ID for your DOB and maybe first name. After 30-60 minutes they won't remember anything else. The eye may be able to zoom in on your ID when the dealer is holding it in their hand if they really want to find out who you are. If you play somewhere unrated often enough the pit will make up an account for you whether you want one or not maybe under your real name (if they find it out) or maybe under a nickname they create for you based on what celebrity you most look like or some mannerism you have. Playing as a refusal does not guarantee that the casino doesn't track you unless you're only an occasional visitor to that casino. If you play somewhere often enough they will eventually stop asking you for ID in the pit. By that time, they'll probably have already created an account for you even though you won't be aware of it and won't be able to get any of the comps you're accumulating. Price of being young. Still better to preserve your real name for later in your gambling life when bigger edge opportunities present themselves (if possible).