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Is it a must to show your social security card in order to collect your winnings at a casino in Laughlin, NV?

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My friend won $8,000 dollars on the slots. She had 2 forms of ID and knows her social security number by heart but her card was in a filebox at home. She couldn’t collect her winnings. They said it’s a Nevada Gaming Law. It just didn’t sound right to me.

if it is over 1500 dollars yes plus another ID it has to be reported as income to the irs if you are not a us Citizen they will with hold I think it is 20 percent but they will give you a form so you can get it back. If it is less then 1499 dollars no you do not have to show ID unless you look to young

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8 comments so far

Bobbie D
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if it is over 1500 dollars yes plus another ID it has to be reported as income to the irs if you are not a us Citizen they will with hold I think it is 20 percent but they will give you a form so you can get it back. If it is less then 1499 dollars no you do not have to show ID unless you look to young
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Been to Laughlin and won several times

August 13th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Mrs. BonBon
 2 

you only have to show social if they are taking out taxes or you are doing more than 10k in cash transaction

usually the threshold is 300 to 1 if you win more than that on the amount you bet you need to show ID unless its a slot machine and then for under 1.00 machines its usually 1200 or more

if your playing over 1.00 denominations they usually dont take out taxes for winning 1k or more you’d need to win alot more than that!

Good Luck!
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August 13th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Virgo
 3 

Usually if there is a large amount they will ask, but it needs to be at least 2000, I think.
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August 13th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
sandynlily
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If you collect over 10k in echange for gaming chips or slot vouchers, the casion is required by the irs to submit a cash transaction report to the irs which includes your social security. this has nothing to do with the amount won, rather the amount of cash converted to chips or vice versa within a 24 hour timeframe. Nevada law may specify a lower amount, but i am unsure. In addition, the same procerdure for banks was recently lowered to only 5k, i am unsure if it applies to casinos
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myself, professional blackjack player

August 13th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
answers
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That’s wrong, there is no way it is Nevada Gaming Law that you have to have your social security card on hand. I know this for a fact because I have hit many "taxable" jackpots on the slots in Nevada, which is anything over $1200. This results in a "hand pay" and they will ask you for your social security number and they will fill out tax forms and give you a W2-G form. But you do not need to have your social security card in your possession. I never carry mine but know the number and just give it to them and have never had a problem at all.

I don’t even know if I believe this story, because most people who won $8000 and were not able to collect because of a soc sec card would call someone at home and get it sent FedEx. Even if that took 2 days to get done and you had to pay for the extra hotel nights, you would still come out ahead.

I have never once seen anyone not get paid for a legit slot jackpot. About the only way that would happen is if you are under age.
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August 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Brad K
 6 

The fact is that she "did not know" her social…. If she knew it, she could simply sign a form attesting to her social and they would pay her! She does not need a S.S Card, simply her number! Yes, its Law
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August 13th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Vegas Matt
 7 

I do not believe that. Thousands of people win jackpots over $8,000 every year and the majority of them are tourists, and I doubt most of the tourists carry their SS card around with them. Many of those people are probably international tourists who don’t even have SS numbers, you think they’re not going to pay those people?

If she really got denied her payout, there was probably something wrong with her other IDs (not state issued? Expired? Looked fake?). Just knowing your SS# would be plenty assuming her driver’s license was current and valid.
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August 13th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Jeff T
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No way.

When I hit a jackpot in Vegas, I had to give my drivers license and fill out some paperwork where I wrote down my social security number.
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August 13th, 2009 at 1:43 pm