Yeah, who wants to carry around that kind of cash?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSorry, but these prepaid slot cards aren’t just bad for problem gamblers, which is a serious concern, they’re bad for everybody else, too.<\/p>\n
Going to an ATM is one of the best buffers against players spending far more than they’d planned at a Las Vegas casino. Especially when there’s liquor involved.<\/p>\n
You have to step away from your table or slot machine, you have to find an ATM, you have to remember your password, and you have a withdrawal limit set by your bank. All these things serve as a reminder you just lost all the cash on you, and now you’re about to wager even more.<\/p>\n
A rep for Sightline asserts, “There is a built-in wait time for players who lose their money on a prepaid card because it would take time for a player to go to a bank to reload funds from a checking or savings account.” It’s a decent point, but unfortunately, even good points are lost in the copious amounts of P.R. bullshittery.<\/p>\n
Granted, prepaid cards may not be as dangerous as letting players use debit cards directly in a slot machine, but there’s still plenty of peril.<\/p>\n
The best casinos can do to prevent abuse? Players wouldn’t be able to use their prepaid card for at least 15 minutes after they transfer funds. We are not kidding.<\/p>\n
So, where do you land on this topic? Are you happy casinos are looking out for you and your convenience, or are we dangerously close to it being easier than ever to empty our bank accounts in a Las Vegas casino?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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