The point is not what happens when people are doing things according to Hoyle. I did a little Googling and one of the company's master unlocker gizmos is a simple PDA. Plug it in, speak the right protocols over the comm cable, and poof--it unlocks. So if you work in a hotel and have access to the gizmo and password, perhaps all you have to do is copy the software and any config files to a personal PDA and then find an opportunity to use it (like when the maids are cleaning a room, say).

One major problem is the rooms and guest floors typically have no surveillance. So when things go missing from an in-room safe, there isn't much hope of catching the folks responsible--it's a low-risk sorta crime. If you have something taken from the lock box at the cage or the front desk, the person who did it almost certainly will have been videoed doing it and will have had access to places only authorized employees get to go--much less likely to be a problem there.

So I still advise... use the in-room safe for small amounts so you don't have to hit the lock box daily, use the lock box for the majority of your roll.

Nice post and good advice

I always keep a few hundred in my wallet for believability (it's not a "dummy" in the sense that my real driver's license and credit cards are in there), but I have > 10 pockets on me including hidden zipper pockets and keep a buyin each in a couple different spots so no one will know how much I am carrying. I usually leave a few k in the safe and hide a few more in my toiletry kit.

Did the zipper of the money belt set off the metal detector? at the airport!

Wad that money up and tie some rubber bands around it.

Stuff it in your pants.

My money belt is all fabric, with plastic zippers.

Does the zipper in your pants or jacket set off the metal detectors in the airport?

since im unemployed, and unable to prove a legitimate source of income, im gonna feel nervous going into the airport with as little as $2000 on me, if it got seized i'd easily be out on the street.

and when i was homeless in atlantic city back 5-10 yrs ago i was lucky enough to have a lock box in borgata poker room for a month. they didnt realize that i was. as long as i paid the $100 deposit i got the box. i had about $1000-2000 on me even though i didnt have a stable address, and slept outdoors a few times. i also had a box in binions old poker room for a while years ago when i had no stable address, but had a room there at the old $19 poker rate, on the old east side rooms. im pretty sure binions no longer has boxes. that was when they used to have the OLD room and a cage in the room about 8-15 yrs ago.

thank God i now have a bank america acct and can lock up most of my money there. money can also be locked up in online poker accounts. what really worries me is how to keep myself from getting killed during my sleep if i invite a woman over. so ive hardly ever done that. you see if someone is in ur room while u sleep, having ur money in the bank or elsewhere doesnt protect u. u will be killed for ur bank cards, and u will be forced to transfer all ur online assets. thats why its so important to know a woman is very much in love with u before u allow her to sleep in ur room.

^^^

sick bump.

You can always just put money on deposit with the casino cage. Not sure what's so hard about that. Walk up with your money and ID and they will hold it for you. I've also had 100K on my room safe and never thought twice about it. Then again, nobody knew me and would expect me to have that much money in there.

Why would your money get seized?

well since im not employed, wouldnt they think it was illegally obtained? isnt that done all the time unless people can provide proof of employment? or is that not considered a large amount? it is to me. i always use amtrak instead of flying but this time im flying.

nice to have a bank in vegas (boa). that solves where to store cash if u win. also i doubt most casinos let people keep money there unless they can pass a credit check, or are staying at the hotel. i change hotels every 2-3 days usually cause i stay long operiods of time and all my comps are usually for no more than 2-3 days and arent at the hotels nice enough to allow that.

^^^ I've left money with the borgata and bellagio and never had a credit check. I gave them the money, they took my ID and players card, took down my description, and gave me a receipt. When I wanted the money, they gave it to me.

Sevencard:

Have you ever been questioned about your employment and sources of income at an airport or by Amtrak? Any other harassment?

What about a casino? Have you been subject to credit checks by casinos that you approach to hold money? Or have those credit checks been in relation to a request for credit, a marker, or check cashing privileges?

dupe

well i've never carried $2000 plus in cash on a plane before, so i just didnt wanna do anything that looked outta the ordinary. and ive never tried to store money at a casino except in a poker rooms safe deposit boxes. i have before used a safe deposit box when staying at a hotel, but when i checked outta the hotel for an offsite motel which was much cheaper, they made me CLOSE the box. which i really didnt wanna do cause the other motel was a lot more unsafe, but offered cheap rooms by the week.

Dont casinos not hold money for u at the cage unless u open a line of credit? i really dont know how it works, thats why im asking.

[x] most obvious level ever

and all these years i thought i was the only one who worried about this...

$2000 in cash on a plane is really nothing to be worried about. I know it is a lot of cash to you but in the grand scheme of things it is not enough for worry. If you are really worried about it roll it up and wrap with a rubber band and put it in your front pocket when you go through security. When you go through security just relax and act "normal" and most of the time no one will look twice at you. They certainly do not go our of their way to look for excessive amounts of cash. They are far more worried about stuff that would go BOOM!!!!!

Or your water bottle, which must be emptied immediately, you filthy terrorist. That water could kill someone.

Does anyone reading this think there is something unusual about a person bringing significant sums of cash onto a flight to or from Las Vegas?

<crickets chirping>

I thought not.

Yes, this. You could even get a hidden pouch (with no metal on it) if it made you feel more comfortable. I know that $2,000 is a lot of money to you and that you may not be familiar with air travel, but if you are clean and neatly dressed you shouldn't have any problems at all.

If you want the cage to hold money for you, just call ahead to the hotel and ask if they will do it. I know that you usually like to play downtown - I am not familiar with those hotels and their procedures.

By all means, if you feel that you are mistreated or harassed by either the airport or the hotel/casinos, post about it here.

And for heaven's sake, be careful about the women you take back to your hotel

I don't think it's a big deal to carry 10K. Just be smart about it... I would not walk from one hotel to another very late at night (even on the strip).
Obviously keep your money in your front pocket. Use the hotel room safe.
Make into 20K and worry about how you bring it all home... or just spend it on hookers and booze.

I wear a pair of basketball shorts under my pants and stuff my big cash in my shorts pocket. That way I don't have to worry about pickpockets or money falling out of my pockets for some reason. Also if I do get mugged I can just hand over my wallet and my big cash is protected.

Why so paranoid? I hit Vegas 3x per year since 2004, always with several thousand in $100 bills and never once had any problem. Instead of a cash deposit box just keep your bankroll in your hotel room and take how much you want for each day of playing. If you think the maid will steal you're staying in the wrong hotels and in any case if they did steal you'd have the hotel in a headlock for a long time - which is a good thing.

Also for the people who say the protocol is good for unlocking the safe. Maybe the GM will steal it from you. Can't be to hard to get a device that can unlock electronic safes.