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A W-2G incident at a locals LV bar

#1

In Feb. when I was in Laughlin at the River Palms I hit a royal on a 5-play
.25 cent machine and cashed out for $1,000 which produced a ticket. When I
took the ticket to the upper level cashier's office the guy working there asked
for my ID. I asked what he needed that for ( I don't look anywhere near
being underage to gamble) and he stated it was company policy to make copies of
the ID of anyone cashing in a ticket for $1,000 or more. I told him to shove
it and he stated to take it downstairs to the main cashier. This guy is not
new, I have seen him there for years.

I went downstairs and a lady down there (who must have been called because
she knew I was coming and was pissed) took the ticket and cashed it without a
word. When I questioned the guy upstairs behavior all she would say is
"sorry". She identified herself as the Assistant Manager of the Cashier's office.
I told her next time I was refused a payout I would be calling Gaming and
left.

Don

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#2

When I cash in a ticket for, say, more than $1500 at the casino cage in many
casinos, they have started asking for players card and ID. I understand
that this is because of a Federal regulation that came online in the middle
of last year. At first I was annoyed, because I thought they were treating
me like a suspicious person, but I believe that this has to do with
money-laundering and prevention thereof. This covers your situation, Don,
but it doesn't apply to the other two examples in this thread.

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On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:23 AM, <der145@aol.com> wrote:

  In Feb. when I was in Laughlin at the River Palms I hit a royal on a
5-play
.25 cent machine and cashed out for $1,000 which produced a ticket. When I

took the ticket to the upper level cashier's office the guy working there
asked
for my ID. I asked what he needed that for ( I don't look anywhere near
being underage to gamble) and he stated it was company policy to make
copies of
the ID of anyone cashing in a ticket for $1,000 or more. I told him to
shove
it and he stated to take it downstairs to the main cashier. This guy is
not
new, I have seen him there for years.

I went downstairs and a lady down there (who must have been called because

she knew I was coming and was pissed) took the ticket and cashed it
without a
word. When I questioned the guy upstairs behavior all she would say is
"sorry". She identified herself as the Assistant Manager of the Cashier's
office.
I told her next time I was refused a payout I would be calling Gaming and
left.

Don

**************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money &
Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

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