Also the dealers have said the food runners may or may not be "striking."

Not sure if it's true - I think dealer facts are at least...5% accurate lol - but there hasn't been one around all day.

After you have gate security that checks people 100% of the time? Seems ridiculous to me.

If you still think they may be under 21 you obviously don't think that security is foolproof

Maybe I'm an outlier, but I've not been ID'd in my five or so trips to MGMNH. If a security guard were to ask for my ID, I'd be OK with it.

To clarify, I have no problem with being ID'd. I've been ID'd every time I've gone to a casino for 7 years. I'll continue to be ID'd for a long time to come most likely. I look young and they are just doing their job. I was just curious if the new standard is to ID several times throughout the property.

I don't think I've ever been ID'd either. There are some benefits to remembering the 80s.

I remember once years ago at Borgata there was a kid playing who looked like he was 15. Got ID'd at the table by nearly every dealer and every server. They did say that if you're getting ID'd all the time you could go to security to get ID'd good and proper and they'd give you a bracelet that'd stop everyone else from needing to ID you. Of course a little while after that security came over to talk to him away from the table and he racked up and left so probably he was 15.

I was about to say it was probably me until that last part. I used to always get the hand stamp at Borgata because they legitimately would ID you when you ordered water. And every dealer would ask for ID. And every security guard. And every floor supervisor. And every cashier. And the janitors.

Apologies if this has been answered, I did run a search before posting.

I signed up for, and have received an Mlife Mastercard because I intend on visiting this place at some point, I plan on going to Vegas later this year, and Borgata will also be shifting over to Mlife Rewards.

I do not have a physical Mlife Rewards card yet as I never had a reason to get one. But I now have a Rewards account number which I got online. Having/creating a Rewards account was required to get the Mastercard, and the Mastercard has that number on it in addition to the 16 digit credit card number.

The question is this: does the Mastercard double as the Rewards card, or do you need to ask for a separate Rewards card too? Rewards website specifically says that Rewards cards cannot be mailed to you and you have to get them on-site at MGM properties. It's not a big deal either way but just want to know ahead of time.

Guessing but highly confident. You'll need to get a separate card and giving your license will let them get you a card for the account you created online. If you go to MGM NH I think there's actually a machine now where you swipe your license and it prints your card.

You need obtain an Mlife card when you show up. The credit card is separate.

Yep. Takes less than a minute. Insert your driver's license. It spits out an MLife card.

Priding myself on my babyface, I was a bit disappointed when security quickly waved me past as I waited in line last night to get into the Casino area of MGM NH. Hoping they wanted to clear the line, and not because work has ground me into a saggy 30-year old shell of my former self.

Actually it is ridiculous when you consider all the other (less obtrusive) methods that security could take to ask for the ID. Obv the best opportunity is to ID upon initial entry into the casino, but in the scenario as described the GTO approach imo would have been to approach in-between hands and ask to please step away from the table for a quick talk.

To answer your question re underage drinking in a bar: No, you would not wait until he finishes his beer, because that would not make any sense. I understand your point, but that analogy isn't quite apples to apples.

Is 60-120 LHE played with $20 chips? If so, is the SB two chips ($40) or the standard $30 SB?

Yes on the chips. SB is 40.

Why does it make sense to let an underage person continue to gamble? Would you if someone was playing roulette would you wait until the spin was over?

You're coming at this from the perspective that the player is of age and checking his ID is an annoyance. Security's perspective is that this might be an underage person and if so we need to kick him out right now.

Another shoutout to the floors last night for dealing with our table with Bravo not working. They were happily swiping people in and out at the back podium and/or checking folks times to make sure they were swiped in/out when they thought they should have been.

Still not sure what happened to the food runners, that was a really bizarre situation.

Didace, do you ever play at MGM on weekends?

I'm not suggesting that security should just indefinitely let someone continue to gamble. I'm suggesting that they should handle it in a way that identifies/removes an underage person as quickly as possible while also minimizing the impact on other guests (other players who were in the hand and at the table). Waiting 30 secs or so for him to fold his hand before disturbing the table seems like a reasonable balance of these 2 things.

If a potential underage kid was 3-4 people away in line from where a security guard was standing, security might be able to push the 3-4 out of the way, rather than walking around them so he can reach the young guy a little more quickly, . Is that few seconds of time he saved worth the disruption to the 3-4 people who got pushed?

This is a moot point anyways. I don't think this is an issue that happens regularly, or that this is the type of thing that could be changed based on customer input anyways. I just find it odd that security would come up to the table and ask for someone's ID while they're in a hand and holding cards. I understand the argument for doing it, it just seems weird to me because I've never seen it happen before (aside from someone getting carded when ordering a drink).

FYI- Inside locking door in the Safety Deposit Box room has been installed.

Thank you, this is a good addition. Except for the fact that the door is currently locked with nobody in the room and we can't access our boxes...

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Hi!

I've been enjoying the room in general and you guys are doing a great job. However, yesterday I discovered that the showdown rules in the cash games have been changed to "last aggressor" shows cards first in the event there is not a river bet. I came here to ask about this, because it is not consistent with either TDA rules or the rules at most cardrooms that I have played in. I found it was creating a lot of confusion, as at least half the players (and some dealers) were not aware that this was the rule. I'm not sure why this was changed, but quite a few people at my tables were confused, complaining about it, having to ask the floor about it, etc.

Hoping you will reconsider this and change it back to a positional showdown in accordance with the rules at most venues!

This topic has already been addressed ad nauseam itt. Are we really going to open this can of worms again?

Apologies, I looked back through the last couple pages of this thread before I posted and didn't see any mention of it. I'll go back and look for the relevant discussion.