The key difference is that you ASKED. Therefore, the casino could not think
you were trying to "get away" with anything. "Suspicious activity" could not
apply.
Many places will let a husband sign for a wife, and vice versa. As for
signing for other family members, I don't think it's legal. But if the casino goes
along with it, I don't see how the IRS would find out, unless some sort of
audit showed the $2000 jackpot on your mother's card, and no declaration of
same on her tax return.
Brian
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In a message dated 11/15/2007 3:24:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
sresnick2@comcast.net writes:
bjaygold@... wrote:
They quickly switch seats, and go through the payment process
with the "wrong" guy getting paid.
A little over a year ago, I was playing with my mother at Borgata A.C.
She hits for $2000 (50-cent Royal). When they come to pay, I ask them
to make out the paperwork for me, since I track my gambling for taxes
and she doesn't. They made the paperwork out for me, and didn't seem to
care at all. They pretty much said that somebody had to provide a
social security number and all, but they didn't care which one of us
did it.
Stuart (RandomStu)
http://stuart-randomthoughts.blogspot.com/
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