86'd players

Chipr777 · #1 06-05-2005, 08:46 PM

I was on the floor today when this young couple came up and asked to be put on the 4-8 list. I remember them both from yesterday. He played and she asked if she could sit behind and watch. I said yes. So back to the story. They both asked to be put on the list today. I called him to his seat and he took it. A few minutes later she was called and went to get chips. About 15 minutes later security came to me and I was told she tried to buy chips with a counterfiet $50 bill. She of course said she got it from her husband and he said he got it at the cage. This to me is very believable since I know he played the night before. Both were taken to security for statements and I went along to make sure everything was ok. In the process of the statements it was discovered he's 23 and she's.. 20! She never actually made it to the table to play so she was not arrested but he was perm 86'd for contributing and she was permed for underage in a casino. It was believable that he received the $50 from the cage so he was given a real $50 bill on the way out the door. If she sat at the table and played 1 hand she would be under arrest for underage gaming. The moral of the story?

Chief911 · #2 06-05-2005, 08:51 PM

She needed a better fake ID?

Hop off the high horse.

Nick

snakehead · #3 06-05-2005, 08:56 PM

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The moral of the story?

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rednecks and poker don't mix.

Chipr777 · #4 06-05-2005, 09:29 PM

High horse? WTF are you talking about?

Chipr777 · #5 06-05-2005, 09:34 PM

Actually, she's a law student. She was more concerned if she was charged it would show up on her record and harm her in the future. About as far from red-neck as you can get. Very nieive is more like it. Security didn't even check her I.D. until she wrote down her age as 20 on the statement form.

Toddster18 · #6 06-05-2005, 09:36 PM

If security did not check her for an ID, and she was never told, could she not just claim ignorance and say that she believed it was an 18+ casino?

Would you seriously arrest her?

-Todd

The Armchair · #7 06-05-2005, 09:45 PM

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Actually, she's a law student. She was more concerned if she was charged it would show up on her record and harm her in the future. About as far from red-neck as you can get. Very nieive is more like it. Security didn't even check her I.D. until she wrote down her age as 20 on the statement form.

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How is she a law student at age 20?

Chipr777 · #8 06-05-2005, 09:57 PM

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If security did not check her for an ID, and she was never told, could she not just claim ignorance and say that she believed it was an 18+ casino?

[/ QUOTE ] Mississippi gaming law states that anyone under the age of 21 caught gaming, MUST be arrested. No questions asked. If your under 21 and don't have I.D. your just asked to leave. (They can't prove your under 21) If she made it to the table and placed a bet before they found out she was under 21 it would be out of my hands. It's also clearly marked that you must be 21 when you walk in. [ QUOTE ]
Would you seriously arrest her?

[/ QUOTE ] Not up to me. I'm not security or gaming. On a personal note I feel like gaming is for those 21 and over. It makes me sick to even see people bring kids to the buffet. A casino is adult entertainment and no place for kids. I love the game of poker and its great that T.V. has brought a whole new generation into the game. For those that are under 21? If you can find a legal place to play thats great but most casinos are 21 and over and I strongly support it staying that way. The vast majority of under 21 year olds don't have earning potential to sustain any kind of loss. This can lead to big problems down the road, credit for example. The legal age was set for a reason.

d10 · #9 06-05-2005, 09:59 PM

Play at a less strict casino if you are underage? Do you actually arrest people for that there? It seems there are discussions about this all the time on the forums here and the worst result (as long as no fake IDs are involved) is getting booted from the casino. Of course you could have her arrested but would you really have done that?

Bremen · #10 06-05-2005, 10:18 PM

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he said he got it at the cage.

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You know I often wonder if there's any way at all to protect myself from getting fake bills when cashing out. About all I can do is only request new style ones, but even that isn't foolproof.