CASINO CREDIT

In fact, there is little legal basis for collecting a Nevada gam-bling debt at all. A casino debt is unenforceable in Nevada, and therefore unenforceable in any other state. Of course, filing a suil makes the debt public knowledge, which alone encourages many players to pay up. Also, if the defendant doesn't respond, the ca-sino can win a default judgment against the player. Bahamian ca. sino debts are also legally unenforceable. But in New Jersey and Puerto Rico, casino debts are legal obligations.

While casino collection tactics may be controlled, the danget lies in running up a bad debt on a junket. A junket is a specially chartered trip to a casino at the expense of the casino. Junkel agents arrange for groups of large bettors to take these comple^ mentary trips asking only that the gambler play at the sponsoring casino for a certain number of hours at a specified betting level, Junket agents whose clients are credit problems risk cancelIatior of their profitable junket trips. Once fired by a casino, the junke agent has little chance of getting dates at other casinos.

Because the junket business is so competitive, some junke agents guarantee the debts of their clients. While the casinj allows between 3 per cent and 5 per cent for bad debts, the jun ket agent must collect all markers he guarantees. A couple c high rollers with bad debts can put him out of business. So tbjunket agent can be a tough man to owe, because he must have your money.

I believe the best way to play Blackjack is as a cash player. I don't want anybody connected with the casino to know how much I have played, won, or lost. All casinos provide safe-deposit boxes for valuables or money. Use those instead of the casino cage, where your transactions will be watched. With casino credit, you can lose what you don't have. With cash, you can handle the game without anyone else's help.

One of the advantages of playing at the table, particularly if you are playing with stacks of five-dollar chips or better, is show passes (or other free services). If a show you wish to see at the casino is "sold out," you should ask the pit boss if any reserva-tions are available for players. These are normally reserved for big losers, but you might be able to swing one. If you would like to get into a show at a different casino, don't hesitate to ask the pit boss where you are, as they routinely reciprocate reservations at other casinos for their customers.

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