Re: [vpFREE] Re: when do YOU request a check?

I turned about $200 into $2,500 in blackjack once and when I went to the
cashiers cage I asked for a check because I was walking home that night
(yeesh).

They said, "Oh, no, you have to talk to the pit boss."

I said "OK" and went back to where I played and said, "Hi, I'd like a check
for my winnings please, and the cashier told me to come over here."

To which the pit boss said, "Oh, well, to get a check we'd have to go in the
security room and verify your play hand-by-hand (I later found out this is
an anti-money laundering measure)."

"Yes, well, a check would be more convenient for me."

After about a 15 minute chess game of exchanging overly-polite one-liners
with the pit boss trying to get me to accept cash and me trying to push him
towards getting me a check, the pit boss finally caved with a not-so-subtle
sigh and a slight rolling of the eyes.

It took about 45 minutes which I didn't mind at all. Incidentally, it killed
my play at this particular casino - within 2 or 3 visits, I was backed off.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Jigger Woodruff <bayfieldkent@yahoo.com>wrote:

>
>
> I hit a $6000 pick 'em royal - told them "check, please" They didn't want
> to, wanted to do part, whatever - they knew they didn't have a shot at it
> once it was a check. They were right - it went home with me. Stay on 'em,
> they'll pay.
>
> JW
> "On some days, my head is filled with such wild and original thoughts
> that I can barely utter a word. On other days, the liquor store is
> closed."
>
> "Love means never having to say, "Does that twenty include the spanking?"
>
> --- On Thu, 11/5/09, eecounter <eecounter@hotmail.com<eecounter%40hotmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > From: eecounter <eecounter@hotmail.com <eecounter%40hotmail.com>>
> > Subject: [vpFREE] Re: when do YOU request a check?
> > To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com <vpFREE%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 11:16 AM
>
> >
> > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com <vpFREE%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "ukstages" <takeme2london@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > so, here's my question... am i really the only one
> > asking for a check?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Yes, pretty much. I've never asked for a check, and I
> > don't recall any casino employee ever giving me the option
> > of taking a check for a jackpot payout. I have never
> > seen anyone else given a jackpot check either. I
> > suppose if I ever hit a very large jackpot ($30,000+) I
> > might consider a check.
> >
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
> > do casinos routinely have more than one jackpot account they
> > use for payouts?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > No idea, but probably not.
> >
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > and are the people that are playing penny slots really
> > walking around with ten thousand dollars in cash?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Only the ones who just hit a $10,000 jackpot.
> >
> >
> > EE
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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