Getting $$$ to Vegas

[YoureToast]

Heading to Vegas next week and I'm trying to figure out the cheapest, safest and most convenient way to bring money. I will have about a $10K bankroll and don't want it dedicated to one casino. I don't want to rely on checkwriting b/c of bad experiences. Anybody have any good ideas about how best to do this?

[Ulysses]

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Heading to Vegas next week and I'm trying to figure out the cheapest, safest and most convenient way to bring money. I will have about a $10K bankroll and don't want it dedicated to one casino. I don't want to rely on checkwriting b/c of bad experiences. Anybody have any good ideas about how best to do this?

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$100 bills, pockets, rubber bands.

[haakee]

That's what I do.

[joshman1204]

the first two post are exactly what I do also. If you dont like this idea you could always open a bank account with a local bank over the internet and just transfer the money to them.

[BigSkiRace]

You should have no problem bagging anything less than 50k and just bringing it with you and putting it in your hotel saftey deposit box. Heck I have heard of alot of people just carrying 100k or 200k on the plane with them like its no big deal. 10k Is not a big deal to carry to vegas.

[other1]

By 'how to get money to vegas' standards $10k is chumpchange. Like others have said I would just carry it. In 100s it wouldn't even be too much to stick in your pocket.

If theft/loss is your concern I imagine changing it to travellers checks would provide more security, but frankly I doubt its worth the trouble of changing it and then cahnging it back.

Anyway, if you're worried about losing the 10k don't take it to Vegas! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[BottlesOf]

Not to pick on you here, but this is something I see repeatedly written on 2+2 in the "how to bring money to Vegas" threads and it really strikes me as qutie stupid.

"$X is nothing by Vegas standards." WTF does that mean? Vegas is not the standard here, but rather the individual carrying the money. Of course "Vegas" isn't going to freak out because someone is carrying $X with them, but the OP is probably not comfortable carrying that much cash with him. How is telling him that other people routinely carry more to Vegas going to ameliorate his concerns in any way?

Anyone feel free to chime in.

[Bremen]

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but the OP is probably not comfortable carrying that much cash with him.

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If he's not comfortable carrying the cash will he be comfortable gambling with it? Maybe he will, maybe not. Of course the OP should go with the option he is comfortable with. Carrying around more cash than you're comfortable with is definitly -EV.

[bdk3clash]

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If he's not comfortable carrying the cash will he be comfortable gambling with it?

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Wow is this dumb. These are two totally separate issues.

If carrying the cash really makes you uncomfortable then wire it to a casino, but rest assured that it really isn't that big of a deal and the chance of you losing the money en route is negligible, although losing it would indeed suck.

Otherwise do as Diablo (and countless others) have said: $100s + rubber band. It makes you feel like a badass anyway, which is worth something.

[tylerdurden]

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If he's not comfortable carrying the cash will he be comfortable gambling with it?

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I'm not comfortable carrying that much cash, especially through airports, given the number of government thugs out there looking to "make a big score."