How to Obtain Credit
Cashing personal checks is a tricky business for out-of-towners. Many people show up at a casino and expect personal checks to be honored, but very few casinos will accommodate them. Some will allow a $50, $100, and, in instances, a $200 check to be cashed upon presentation driver's license and a credit card. However, the casinos getting stricter about their check-cashing because they've burned too many times. Many people, after losing money' a casino, feel that the debt is not legitimate and stop checks or refuse to issue payment on them.
Therefore, don't expect to get any serious gambling money just by coming to a casino and signing a check. In many you won't get any money at all.
The most common, and the easiest way to get cash at casino cage is to present traveler's checks plus identification, such as a valid driver's license. Many will first check identification and then through a central number call the company issuing the traveler's checks to verify that the checks are valid and haven't been reported lost or stolen. Only then will they cash them.
Some casinos are stricter than others in this regard. I've cashed a slew of $100 traveler's checks at a casino by just signing my name and shoving them across the counter. In another casino I tried to cash two $20 traveler's checks and had to show my driver's license.
When going to a resort gambling city, always carry proper identification if you want to establish credit or cash personal or traveler's checks. By proper identification, I mean, best of all, a driver's license. That's the first thing they ask for. If you don't drive, some states will issue an ID for check-cashing purposes. Get one of those. If you also have major credit cards, bring them along.
But if you haven't established credit and want to do some serious gambling, bring traveler's checks or cash. Don't expect instant credit for big money, and you won't be disappointed.