Casinos sell out your personal info!

[Ferretnparrot]

As an advantage player its in my interest to have players cards in alternate names, a lot of people simply pick them up on the ground and use them which i also do sometimes, however, I have a few cards I have created with working pin, bogus names, bogus address ect.

One of my cards has a completely bogus name, but also has my home mailing address.

JUST TODAY, I got some junk mail addressed to that name at my home address.

Because this name was totally made up, and only used at the casino, It is absolutely indisputable that the casino sold out my bogus player card info to a marketing company, which now gives us one more reason not to open a players card.

 

[21forme]

If you're using fake IDs, you probably shouldn't use the same address as your real name. They can run thru their database and find different names with thwe same address and put 2 and 2 together, especially if you're using the same DOB, DL number, etc.

 

[Most Interesting Man]

Correct on all points. If you use a different name at each casino you can easily tell who is selling information. This is an old trick people used to do with email addresses before spam was a regulated business.

 

[FLASH1296]

Casinos have sold my aliases, but it is NOT a common practice v.

 

[nicetrades200303]

Can I ask what the veteran players advise on the subject of player’s card? I haven’t opened one yet. I am a recreational counter at my local casinos and sometimes go to Vegas. Should I sign up for a card at the casinos I play at?

 

[shadroch]

Can I ask what the veteran players advise on the subject of player’s card? I haven’t opened one yet. I am a recreational counter at my local casinos and sometimes go to Vegas. Should I sign up for a card at the casinos I play at?

Why wouldn't you?

 

[nicetrades200303]

Why wouldn't you?

I have considered signing up for a player’s card, not wanting to waste the comps. But I’m still on the fence because I read that as a counter you should try to maintain anonymity and privacy.

Interested in how veterans weigh these choices.

 

[Ferretnparrot]

to date, I have NEVER OPENED an account at a CET property, simply because there are way too many properties I woudl be barred from.

Its not getting a mark on the card that im affraid of, its geting the mark on MY NAME, if they id me at the door, or scan my ID on one of those machines, whos to say that they wont just stop em then and there if they have my name already marked?

If its a msall property, or independantly owned property, i usually open a card since i can always play anon later.

 

[Blue Efficacy]

I have considered signing up for a player’s card, not wanting to waste the comps. But I’m still on the fence because I read that as a counter you should try to maintain anonymity and privacy.

Interested in how veterans weigh these choices.

If you're a recreational player it would be incredibly wasteful to not get a player card. Only pros living in a large gaming locale should forego them IMHO.

 

[Gamblor]

If you're a recreational player it would be incredibly wasteful to not get a player card. Only pros living in a large gaming locale should forego them IMHO.

Concur with Mr. Blue. If your starting out get one. Later on in your AP-dom you might start to consider using it or not.

 

[Blue Efficacy]

to date, I have NEVER OPENED an account at a CET property, simply because there are way too many properties I woudl be barred from.

Its not getting a mark on the card that im affraid of, its geting the mark on MY NAME, if they id me at the door, or scan my ID on one of those machines, whos to say that they wont just stop em then and there if they have my name already marked?

If its a msall property, or independantly owned property, i usually open a card since i can always play anon later.

I don't think the security guard whos job it is to simply verify people's ages, has a poster of banned players next to him/her. When they eye your ID to see that you're 21 they're not going to be able to tell that you're banned from playing blackjack. If you give your ID to the pit then this is a different story.

Just don't forget that identifying skilled players isn't that guard's job.