If im travelling across the US (im not from the US) and i play a cash game in Las Vegas, then i drive to Los Angeles, Texas, Florida and so on... can i get a recipt of cashed money in the casinos?? since i understand i can only carry 10k with me without having to prove its procedence... so can casinos provide me with that proof?

I am not going to give you legal advice. This is not legal advice.


I think what you state is wrong. As long as you don't have to go through customs, I don't think there is any legal limit on the amount of money you can carry. Even if you go through customs, you can carry as much as you want, you just have to declare it if it is over $10K.

However, that said, there have been widely publicized news items of police officers exercising civil forfeiture rights, more so in some states than others. Basically, this is the cops declaring that your property was involved in a crime and then they take it without having to prove anything. Usually they say drugs. In some instances it is a lot of money. In some instances it really isn't all that much. In particular, I would not drive through southern states with much cash if avoidable, especially if you are not white. But in general I would look to use wire transfer if possible whoever you are, or something like that.

No sense risking it if you can wire your money. As ridiculous as it sounds, they can just pull you over and take all your money and your car even and say they were all used in crimes and then they keep your money and car until you prove they are wrong, which could take a long time and be expensive. They are probably less likely to take your car than cash. Now, not to exaggerate ... It doesn't happen all that much percentage wise, but it still happens ... and like I said, I'd mostly be wary in the more southern states. I'm not really sure about out west. I don't think too likely to happen on the east coast in the new england area.


There have also been several instances posted about on 2+2 where poker players have had money confiscated at airports by DEA agents who claimed it must have been related to drugs.


If at all possible, wire transfer seems the way to go.


And I don't mean to scare you. I guess it is probably a small percentage of people who follow the rules end up having anything happen to them and they are unfortunate, but if you are able to wire the money, why not? This also protects against getting mugged and robbed while carrying a lot of cash.



THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. CONSULT AN ATTORNEY OF THE RELEVANT STATE FOR LEGAL ADVICE ON THIS MATTER

I just want to say all the ^^ information is true and will be more helpful then some lawyers.

thank you! apreciate your help very much, i will look into the wire transfers, im guessing i need a bank account in the US?? only have neteller.

yeah depending on how long youre planning on staying id just open like a bank of america account. call a local branch and see what you need to open one. its prob branch dependent too so dont necessarily give up if one says no. and yeah i think if you can manage casino receipts if you have a ton of cash on you travelling around it'd be a good idea. id be more worried about getting robbed than cops confiscating it but who knows.

BofA might give you a debit card the same day not sure. but they can order one to the bank and have it waiting for you in a few days. i feel like they could somehow work around you not having a permanent address but not sure.

also, americans are always trying to do stars to BofA/wells fargo trades (see xfer thread). so if you had a pile of cash you could trade someone and just walk into the bank and make a deposit to their account and they'd send you PS/skrill/NT

Keeping your money in a bank account instead of carrying it in cash is the smart thing to do for so many reasons. Safety from theft, forfeiture, convenience...

Most large banks will open an account for foreigners if they show their passport. SSN is not required.

I have found BOA + Citi are good for dealing with large sums of cash. otoh, US Bank closed my account (no explanation) after i did several large withdrawals + deposits.

they will give u a temp one first and the real one will be mailed 1-2 weeks later

Keeping your money in bank raps stamped with time and date from casino along with a CTR (cash transaction report) is enough to keep the cops away, not sure about the robbers tho.

just keep your money in the banks its safe, theres no reason to carry over 5-10k on you, you just attract robbers and bad people if you do.

keep a lockbox @ the Wynn or Venetian or any place like this. you can keep hundreds of thousands there. take enough for trips and put rest in back (if you play 10/20 carry 9k and put 11k in bank and rest in cage)

You'll need a social security #, OR Employee ID # if you dont have a social security # to open a bank account in the USA. If you're a foreigner, then you're out of luck.


You might as well carry the drugs because at least it's easier to stash and if you're running bad, you'll need to work a street corner to get your $. It will definitely lower your variance if you're running bad. All that down time on the street corner will help you reflect on how bad you played or to analyze your situation to make the right play if the same situation ever comes up. It will keep you away from the tables when you're tilting.


I hear crack or cocaine is the best $ maker




On a serious note, if you deposit and withdraw large sums of cash all the time , the banks may report you to the IRS but the big problem right now is how to get a bank account in the first place. AGAIN, you will need a Social Security # or Employee ID #. If you're foreign, then you get an Employee ID #, and only if you get sponsored for a work visa.

You cant be serious.

Nope, SSN (nor "employe ID #") not required.

I'm from Arkansas and the state newspaper did a week-long series of articles about this exact topic (minus the poker angle).

It really happens.

Yeah I hear ya that this tactic is better than nothing, but there's no guarantee. I remember you sharing your story about getting your watch and something like $15k seized from you at some airport like DTW.

To paraphrase experts like Bob Nercessian, if the cops don't like you and get really eager to seize the cash, they can just take it. They don't need to cite you for anything. They don't need to arrest you for a crime. They don't even need to give you as much as a written warning for some made up traffic infraction.

Though this is the truth, the chances of having a problem are generally small for anyone with some reasonable common sense. With that said, the combined probabilities of getting robbed by cops or other thugs is something to weigh versus the effort of dealing with banks.

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