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Re old topic: Bankroll

#1

In catching up on some old digests that I skipped in Nov, the topic of
bankroll had a long & passionate discussion. Going through a bunch of digests
allows reviewing a lot of posts with a wide-angle lens & allows skipping
over all the rehashing that's bound to happen. FWIW, I like the posts
advocating using checks & the banks (unless you're trying to stay off the radar by
not leaving trails). I especially like the suggestion to use cashier's
checks made out to yourself.

Something I didn't see mentioned was tickets. Sometimes I'll just hold on
to large tickets because it's more compact than cash & I know I'm coming
back in the near future. Does anybody know how long these are good for & I
imagine expiration time varies by casino?

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#2

Varies by casino.

I believe every ticket has the expiration information on it. I have a
ticket handy that says "Ticket Void after 30 days".

I've occasionally had a ticket expire. It may still be cashed by going
to the cage and complaining loudly enough. Success may depend on
which casino, the amount, how long since it's expired, and who is
actually working at the time.

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On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM, <TedChee@aol.com> wrote:

Something I didn't see mentioned was tickets. Sometimes I'll just hold on
to large tickets because it's more compact than cash & I know I'm coming
back in the near future. Does anybody know how long these are good for & I
imagine expiration time varies by casino?

#3

Usually displayed fairly prominently on the ticket. I've seen them 30 days. I have also seen them 60 days. I have heard from a cage person that they can be honored past that date, but it isn't the kind of dicretion I would want to leave up to a casino. I found a fairly substantial (over 9 cents) ticket in my pocket years ago after a trip to Las Vegas. Something that will make you go "hmmm..." while unpacking in Chicago. The Strip property would not handle any exchange by mail. I had to mail it to a friend who took care of it for me.

Chandler

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, King Fish <vpkingfish@...> wrote:

Varies by casino.

I believe every ticket has the expiration information on it. I have a
ticket handy that says "Ticket Void after 30 days".

I've occasionally had a ticket expire. It may still be cashed by going
to the cage and complaining loudly enough. Success may depend on
which casino, the amount, how long since it's expired, and who is
actually working at the time.

#4

Casino employees have generally been very flexible and generous with
me in my adventures with lost, expired, and almost unreadable cash out
tickets. It's hard to believe that I have yet to lose any value from
one. One from Terrible's had expired by a few weeks or so. When the
supervisor first looked at it, she thought that it was around a year
old and said that she wouldn't honor it, but when she realized the
actual time involved, she cashed it. A supervisor at Fitzgerald's
gave me the hardest time. The ticket was only for $10 and it had only
expired by a few days, but she wanted identification. I once kept one
in my car in the direct sun in the summer, which blacked it out so
badly that at first, I couldn't even find it, but, although it wasn't
easy for casino employees to read, they cashed it. Keeping good
records helps. I lost one but, since I could tell the supervisor
which machine I was playing, when I cashed out, and for how much, he
paid me for it.

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On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM, <TedChee@aol.com> wrote:

Something I didn't see mentioned was tickets. Sometimes I'll just hold on
to large tickets because it's more compact than cash & I know I'm coming
back in the near future. Does anybody know how long these are good for & I
imagine expiration time varies by casino?

Varies by casino.

I believe every ticket has the expiration information on it. I have a
ticket handy that says "Ticket Void after 30 days".

I've occasionally had a ticket expire. It may still be cashed by going
to the cage and complaining loudly enough. Success may depend on
which casino, the amount, how long since it's expired, and who is
actually working at the time.

#5

I've only let one expire, and I actually hadn't. It was exactly the 60th day on a ticket with a 60-day limit from Boulder Station, but when I went to cash it, they said it had expired. The issue was that the month of February had elapsed between my play and my attempt to cash the ticket. February only having 28 days generally, they caused me a great deal of grief because I tried to cash on (for example, I don't recall exactly as this was several years ago) 3/20 when I had played on 1/19. The cashier simply did not want to listen to reason when I explained that she shouldn't look at the dates, it was the number of days that mattered. After a good 40 minutes, discussions with two managers, and a little speech to me, they finally cashed the ticket. It was such a hassle, and for no reason whatsoever. Now I only hold on to tickets if I know for sure I'll be back to that casino within the next couple of weeks.

Bettie
www.AdvantagePlayer.com

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, King Fish <vpkingfish@...> wrote:

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM, <TedChee@...> wrote:

> Something I didn't see mentioned was tickets. Sometimes I'll just hold on
> to large tickets because it's more compact than cash & I know I'm coming
> back in the near future. Does anybody know how long these are good for & I
> imagine expiration time varies by casino?

Varies by casino.

I believe every ticket has the expiration information on it. I have a
ticket handy that says "Ticket Void after 30 days".

I've occasionally had a ticket expire. It may still be cashed by going
to the cage and complaining loudly enough. Success may depend on
which casino, the amount, how long since it's expired, and who is
actually working at the time.

#6

Discussion of the hazards of redeeming "old tickets" prodded a loosely related memory from several years ago ...

I attended an annual premium player cocktail party at which eligible players received a premium in the form of a $500 machine voucher. Before going to dinner afterward, I decided to take a quick shower. While I was freshening up, Bev decided to "freshen up" my slacks with a quick press.

I was delighted with her diligence, at least until re-dressing for dinner when I stuck my hand in my pocket, discovered the ticket, and pulled out something I didn't immediately recognize.

Remember the tale from ages ago told here (or perhaps on vp-mail) of the Suncoast player who had left a ticket on their car dash exposed to the day's sunlight? The heat of the iron had turned my voucher into a solid sheet of black soot.

Horrified, I called my host for assistance and was left a little anxious when he said he'd have to turn the ticket over to his boss, a PD-VP who had a reputation for being cantankerous and more than a little difficult on his best days.

As we were sitting over dinner my host approached our table with a big smile. Palming over 5 crisp bills, he said the story had given the boss his biggest laugh of the day (just about peeing his pants).

From that day on, Bev would nudge me to steer clear of the boss when our paths might threaten to cross in the casino ... only because each time he caught sight of her he would look at her with a bemused grin :wink:

- H.

bettiepaige21 wrote:

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I've only let one expire, and I actually hadn't. It was exactly the
60th day on a ticket with a 60-day limit from Boulder Station, but
when I went to cash it, they said it had expired. The issue was
that the month of February had elapsed between my play and my
attempt to cash the ticket. February only having 28 days generally,
they caused me a great deal of grief because I tried to cash on
(for example, I don't recall exactly as this was several years ago)
3/20 when I had played on 1/19. The cashier simply did not want to
listen to reason when I explained that she shouldn't look at the
dates, it was the number of days that mattered. After a good 40
minutes, discussions with two managers, and a little speech to me,
they finally cashed the ticket. It was such a hassle, and for no
reason whatsoever. Now I only hold on to tickets if I know for sure
I'll be back to that casino within the next couple of weeks.

#7

I posted a message several months ago about my home casino which has instituted a way to avoid tickets all together.
Since it eliminates the need to replace paper to print tickets I believe it may become another casino way to save money
like the elimination of coins.

The way it works when you want to cash out you send the money to your cash account on your players card and it can be
placed on the next machine you play. It works just like your bounce back bonus play except you of course do not have to
play it through to cash out with a ticket.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Robertson <madameguyon@embarqmail.com>
To: vpFREE <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re old topic: Bankroll

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM, <TedChee@aol.com> wrote:

Something I didn't see mentioned was tickets. Sometimes I'll just hold on
to large tickets because it's more compact than cash & I know I'm coming
back in the near future. Does anybody know how long these are good for & I
imagine expiration time varies by casino?

Varies by casino.

I believe every ticket has the expiration information on it. I have a
ticket handy that says "Ticket Void after 30 days".

I've occasionally had a ticket expire. It may still be cashed by going
to the cage and complaining loudly enough. Success may depend on
which casino, the amount, how long since it's expired, and who is
actually working at the time.

Casino employees have generally been very flexible and generous with
me in my adventures with lost, expired, and almost unreadable cash out
tickets. It's hard to believe that I have yet to lose any value from
one. One from Terrible's had expired by a few weeks or so. When the
supervisor first looked at it, she thought that it was around a year
old and said that she wouldn't honor it, but when she realized the
actual time involved, she cashed it. A supervisor at Fitzgerald's
gave me the hardest time. The ticket was only for $10 and it had only
expired by a few days, but she wanted identification. I once kept one
in my car in the direct sun in the summer, which blacked it out so
badly that at first, I couldn't even find it, but, although it wasn't
easy for casino employees to read, they cashed it. Keeping good
records helps. I lost one but, since I could tell the supervisor
which machine I was playing, when I cashed out, and for how much, he
paid me for it.

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