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Risk of Robbery?

I recently won a jackpot, in amount of a little over $2000.
Requested--at initial contact with relevant personnel--to be paid by
check; response was that this is done ONLY for $5000+.

It has "occured to me" that my name/address/date/amount are in
casino's information system. Very probably, accessible over Internet
by any person able to either comply with, or bypass, relevant
security procedures.

Including some who might see fit to be party to a robbery . .

My specific question. Has any W2G recipient, who received payment in
currency, ever had "reason to suspect" such conduct? Especially in
the Las Vegas area?

and your social security number and driver's license
that's why you tip, it's a bribe
i'd be more concerned about casino personel and people in the casino
and parking lot than about internet hackers
screaming "I WON I WON!" is a sure way to get attention (i.e. jumped
in the parking lot or followed home or followed to your room)
yes, there are cameras everywhere, but security generally won't
release them because that would allow someone to "case the joint" and
know how security works and how to get around it
bottom line, keep quiet and a low profile, tip well, watch who's
watching you, watch to see who's following you and at night probably
ask for a security escort to your car
casinos are full of cash and where there's cash there's prostitution
and drug dealing and the associated industries such as robbery and
hustling etc. the easy money gets picked off so the key is not to be
a source of easy money.

I recently won a jackpot, in amount of a little over $2000.
Requested--at initial contact with relevant personnel--to be paid

by

check; response was that this is done ONLY for $5000+.

It has "occured to me" that my name/address/date/amount are in
casino's information system. Very probably, accessible over

Internet

by any person able to either comply with, or bypass, relevant
security procedures.

Including some who might see fit to be party to a robbery . .

My specific question. Has any W2G recipient, who received payment

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "sphboc2003" <sphboc@a...> wrote:

currency, ever had "reason to suspect" such conduct? Especially in
the Las Vegas area?

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000"
<nightoftheiguana2000@y...> wrote:

i'd be more concerned about casino personel and people in the casino
and parking lot than about internet hackers screaming "I WON I

WON!" is a sure way to get attention (i.e. jumped in the parking lot
or followed home or followed to your room)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Recently I was walking through the parking lot of a casino around
11:00 PM. This woman several steps in front of me was on her cell
phone apparently talking to her friend. She was describing over the
phone in a VERY loud voice how she had just won $2500 playing slots,
and she was now in the casino parking lot walking toward to her car,
etc. etc.

Anyone within 50 feet would have easily been able to understand every
word she said. She probably had no clue that she was advertising to
anyone within earshot that she was carrying lot of money.

EE