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a player has been a previous visitor to other Nevada
casinos and has established credit at one or more
of these clubs, the casino can easily check his
or her credit through a central Nevada agency. If
the person's credit is good, if previous gambling
debts have been paid in a timely fashion, then instant
credit may be given at the casino on presentation
of proper identification.
If, however, the player has refused to pay gambling
debts at another casino or the casino has had trouble
collecting and there still remains a sizable balance
due, the person's name may go into a file called
"the bad rack" and he or she won't be
able to obtain credit at any Nevada hotel-casino
until all previous debts are paid in full.
A credit line can also be established by putting
up front money in the casino cage. This is cash
that can be played against by signing markers at
the tables. If money is lost, the casino has no
fear about collecting because it merely deducts
the losses from the deposited money.
If the casino sees that you give it action and have
cash to back up the action, it will establish a
credit line for you to use on your next trip. However,
this should be discussed carefully with the personnel
in the cage or the credit department to insure that
front money won't be necessary on future visits.
When credit is obtained in the above ways, you will
have two ways to exercise this credit. First, you
will be able to cash checks up to the amount of
your credit line and play with the cash you receive.
Second, you will be able to get rim credit, that
is, credit at the tables by signing markers against
your credit line. A marker is an IOU, stating that
the player owes so much to the house. When signing
markers, the player re-ceives only casino chips,
never cash. |
