8a. Jackpot with Different Players Card
Date: Tue May 6, 2008 6:22 pm ((PDT))I have found much better bounce back opportunities available by
spreading my play out over multiple players cards belonging to non
gambling friends and relatives than accumulating it all on my own
card. I generate play on their cards and then when the e-coupons
arrive in the mail, they forward them to me and I cash the e-tickets
at the casino with no need for ID.I just started using this technique, so I have yet to hit a jackpot on
a machine where I have been using a players card that is not in my
name. Would there be any ramifications if I hit a jackpot requiring a
hand play on a machine with the wrong card? Since they always want
positive photo ID anyway, I don't see this as a major risk, but I'm
not sure. Can they attempt to deny paying a jackpot? Should I remove
the foreign card before the attendant shows up and insert my own? Not
sure that would do much good anyway as I suspect the machine has ID'd
the card that was used when it hit. Perhaps that would raise more
suspicion. If I just leave the relatives or friend's card in the
machine, if the attendant notices and ask why the card in the machine
does match my ID should I just be straight up with them and tell them
I'm using a friend's card?If anyone has any relevant experience in this area, please advise.
Some casinos may not care, some may decide to ask for ID, and if you're caught, some may void ALL your players' benefits - then you can continue to get them playing your friends' cards, but now you are on a slipperly slope.
In some jurisdicitons, pretending to be someone other than yourself may also be illegal, I'm guessing - it suggests that you are trying to avoid taxes on any hand-pays.
If you hit a jackpot, you're going to need to pretend you didn't realize that wasn't your card in the machine (I saw it there, and didn't realize someone else had left it, and thought it was mine...) which they might buy once. In some casinos, I've been told that they make the payment to whoever's card is in the machine, but that's when I'm trying to share the play with a friend who's also physically next to me.
Generally speaking, this seems to be unwise at best, and just to get a few extra comps, with risks outweighing the benefits. Ask the casino how their comps work, whether it would be OK to do what you're doing, and what would happen if you did it even though they don't allow it, and got caught. That may provide you with enough good information to decide how to proceed, if at all.
--BG
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