All of this while Customs on both sides
pretty much detain anyone who declares they've visited the casino-not
good for business there either......
Wow.......where do they take you and how long are you detained on each side? Why don't they like someone going to their casino? I wonder what type of questions/proof you're forced to give? This could really put a crimp in my travel plans.
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each side? Why don't they like someone going to their casino? I wonder
what type of questions/proof you're forced to give? This could
really put a crimp in my travel plans.
They're looking for people who are bringing over $10K in US or
Canadian, and seizing the money if they are and not declaring it. It's
a big profit center for ICE. All of this in defending the citizenry
against a fake war on terror.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Sonova Fitch <sonovafitch@...> wrote:
>>All of this while Customs on both sides
pretty much detain anyone who declares they've visited the casino-not
good for business there either......
Wow.......where do they take you and how long are you detained on
Palladin wrote: "...All of this while Customs on both sides pretty
much detain anyone who declares they've visited the casino-not good
for business there either......"
Sonova Fitch then asked: "Wow.......where do they take you and how
long are you detained on each side? Why don't they like someone going
to their casino? I wonder what type of questions/proof you're forced
to give? This could really put a crimp in my travel plans.
REPLY: Before commenting about the Customs process, I'll report that
on July 24, the only full-pay Pick Em I could find at Caesars Windsor
was in $1 machines. There are still quite a few of those, but rumor
has it that their days are numbered. Someone else recently posted
that they saw full-pay PE in $2, $5, and $10. I won't bet my life
against that, but I couldn't find any higher-limit full-pay while I
walked around the old and new casino areas and "sampled" quite a few
machines that used to have full-pay higher than $1.
NOW FOR THE CUSTOMS QUESTION: I routinely take $2-3K with me when I
go to Windsor. I've never been slowed down by Canadian customs. I
just say "I'm going to the casino." I think that having a passport
smooths the road a bit, but you can cross both ways with just a
driver's license and birth certificate. EVERY adult in the vehicle
needs at least those two documents, and kids need a birth certificate
that shows their relationship to one of the adults.
Customs on the US side can be a time-consuming hassle, but the
process shouldn't intimidate average people. On my July 24 visit, I
had some good luck in Windsor and returned with about $4K Canadian
and $2K US. My honest answers to the US Customs guy's questions
about money led to me being backroomed. The two officers in the room
with me counted down my cash while their compatriots outside searched
my car. That delayed me for about 20 extra minutes, but it really
was no big deal. The key is to tell the truth about cash and any
other declarable items so you won't get caught in a lie.
BTW, even US Customs is pretty flexible about liquor purchased at the
Duty Free shops on the Canadian side. If you live in a high sin-tax
state like Michigan, you can save 50% on vodka or gin, and somewhat
less on other adult beverages. Those savings WAY MORE than pay for
your bridge or tunnel tolls. With three liters, you'll almost always
get waved through without paying any duty. More than that and you
may have to pay a few dollars, but it's still a good deal.
The GMan
Customs on the US side can be a time-consuming hassle, but the
process shouldn't intimidate average people. On my July 24 visit, I
had some good luck in Windsor and returned with about $4K Canadian
and $2K US. My honest answers to the US Customs guy's questions
about money led to me being backroomed. The two officers in the room
with me counted down my cash while their compatriots outside searched
my car. That delayed me for about 20 extra minutes, but it really
was no big deal. The key is to tell the truth about cash and any
other declarable items so you won't get caught in a lie.
If you find that "no big deal" then you've obviously been watching too
much Fox News. Peace Bridge (Niagara Falls NY) is even worse, I hear.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "ggman444" <gleng4444@...> wrote:
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "paladingamingllc"
<paladingamingllc@...> wrote:
If you find that "no big deal" then you've obviously been watching too
much Fox News. Peace Bridge (Niagara Falls NY) is even worse, I hear.
It only becomes a big deal when they waterboard you for paytable
info... 
The Peace Bridge is between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, NY. The
bridge between Niagara Falls, Ont. and Niagara Falls, NY is the Rainbow
Bridge.
In a month or two, New York State will start issuing what they call an
enhanced driver's license that will serve as a single piece ID for
border crossings between the US and Canada and US and Mexico.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "paladingamingllc"
<paladingamingllc@> wrote:
>
> If you find that "no big deal" then you've obviously been watching
too
> much Fox News. Peace Bridge (Niagara Falls NY) is even worse, I
hear.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "pokegimp" <wincerwj@...> wrote:
"paladingamingllc"
{Big snip}
If you find that "no big deal" then you've obviously
been watching too much Fox News.
Not possible. People who watch Fox news can't read. :}
P.S. Saw "the boss" on 60 minuites last night. He
summed it up well. Today in our country torture,
suspension of Habeous Corpus and organized eaves
dropping on our own citizens is now condoned. Anyone
who questions this is somehow unpartriotic. In the
future we'll learn the details that are hidden from
us today and we'll be ashamed. The Patriot Act will
be a euphemism for McCathyism.
like i always say...if we have to give up our freedoms to "fight
terrorism", then the terrorists have already won...you know i always
thought we fought wars for our freedoms...maybe i was just taking
their words at face value...
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "worldbefree22001" <krajewski.sa@...>
wrote:
> "paladingamingllc"
>
> {Big snip}
>
> If you find that "no big deal" then you've obviously
> been watching too much Fox News.
>Not possible. People who watch Fox news can't read. :}
P.S. Saw "the boss" on 60 minuites last night. He
summed it up well. Today in our country torture,
suspension of Habeous Corpus and organized eaves
dropping on our own citizens is now condoned. Anyone
who questions this is somehow unpartriotic. In the
future we'll learn the details that are hidden from
us today and we'll be ashamed. The Patriot Act will
be a euphemism for McCathyism.
That delayed me for about 20 extra minutes, but it really
was no big deal. The key is to tell the truth about cash and any
other declarable items so you won't get caught in a lie."paladingamingllc" replied: "If you find that "no big deal" then
you've obviously been watching too much Fox News. Peace Bridge (Niagara
Falls NY) is even worse, I hear.
REPLY: For the record, I don't watch Faux News because it makes me
sick.
As for what's a "big deal," I once spent more than a year having people
shoot at me with the intent to kill, so 10 minutes in a US Customs
interview room doesn't rank very high on the Big Deal scale.
Also, having been an attorney for 30+ years, I'm kinda familiar with my
rights. But I also know when to pick a fight and when to "go along to
get along."
The GMan
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "ggman444" <gleng4444@> wrote: