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QUESTION: I have asked around, but nobody can give me a direct answer. If you get a taxable jackpot, will an expired driver's license be sufficient as an ID? — Mary P.
ANSWER: Whenever someone wins $1,200 or more, an ID is required for tax purposes because Uncle Sam claims a piece of the action. Thus casinos today require proper identification (such as a driver’s license, state-issued ID, military ID or passport) before you are paid your rightful winnings. Additionally, your identification must also have your photo on it. Your Costco card isn’t going cut it. If you can board an airplane flight with your ID, then it will probably be valid enough to claim your jackpot.
Now if your good fortune lines up a big win and you can't produce a valid form of identification, the windfall is still yours. The casino will photograph you and hold your loot in the cashier’s cage until you come back with some legitimate ID.
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When the casino examines your identification, it also makes sure you are legally of age to play. The minimum age for gambling varies from state to state, but underage gamblers will not be paid if they hit a jackpot. In addition to being the law in all gaming jurisdictions, denial of a jackpot to a minor has been challenged and upheld in the courts. If a minor scores a jackpot, his or her winnings become part of the casino’s revenue.
In addition to producing a valid photo ID, you will also be asked by the casino for a valid Social Security or tax ID number.
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Throughout my reply, Mary, I used the word ‘valid.’ Unfortunately, an expired driver’s license will be a roadblock to collecting your jackpot. Nevertheless, your money awaits you at the cashier’s cage. A quick trip to the DMV for a license renewal should solve your problem.
Q: Does a slot machine recognize the difference between insertion of currency and credit slips? It seems I win more when I insert bills instead of using credit slips from my past winnings. — Dan L.
A: A slot machine doesn't alter the random number generator to affect the outcome based on cash or credits played. The slot machine program within doesn't give one iota about the source of the money. A dollar credit that came from your inserting a ticket has just as much chance to win as a dollar’s worth of credits that came from your inserting a $1 bill.
There is some computer programming within the bill acceptor, but,it is to validate the authenticity of the currency and to communicate to the slot machine the amount of the currency/credit inserted.
Mark Pilarski is a contributing editor for numerous gambling publications. E-mail questions to pilarski@markpilarski.com.
ALBANY – The new president of Empire City Casino in Yonkers said he hopes to 'start unlocking value now' after MGM bought the sprawling facility in January.
And that appears to mean seeking a full-scale gaming license before a moratorium is lifted in 2023 on new casinos in New York.
'One of the ways to do that is to allow us to have access to live table games, as opposed to electronic table games, Las Vegas-style slot machines and sports betting so that we can stop some of the revenue that’s leaving downstate and going out of state,' Uri Clinton, the CEO of Empire City said Tuesday at the state Capitol.
'So that’s what we are educating people on and just talking through.' Rich girl slot machine.
Clinton, who was tapped by MGM in December to run Empire City, met with lawmakers in Albany in hopes of enticing them to allow MGM to have a casino license before the moratorium ends.
MGM Resorts bought Empire City and Yonkers Raceway for $850 million from the Rooney family, which owned the track and racino since 1972, and will give the Rooneys an additional $50 million if they get a casino license.
Seeking approval
MGM would have to persuade lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to drop the seven-year ban on new casinos put in place to help four upstate casinos get off the ground without competition from New York City and its suburbs.
MGM is pledging it could build out Empire City with table games and other amenities it cannot now offer. It currently has 5,200 video-lottery terminals and electronic table games. It employs 1,200 people, the largest private employer in Yonkers.
'We’re just kind of educating people on the vision we have for the property,' Clinton told the USA Today Network's Albany Bureau.
'The reality of it is we think there is a real opportunity to allow us to start moving forward. So we’ve been talking to community groups; we’ve been engaging with the City Council; we’ve been engaging with local taxpayers' associations and local stakeholders who are representing those constituencies here in Albany.'
Sen. Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said she supports Empire City's push, saying it would benefit the city if MGM could expand. She said she would want a dedicated revenue stream from the casino to go to the city schools.
'I’ve always been supportive of full gaming for Yonkers,' said Mayer, whose district includes the track. 'It’s a source of jobs; it’s a source of revenue.'
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Will it be supported?
MGM is not alone in trying to get the state to lift the moratorium as gambling giants have privately pledged billions of dollars in new revenue to the state if New York City and its suburbs could have casinos.
Resorts World in Queens has expressed interest in a full-scale license, as has Las Vegas Sands Corp. owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
On Tuesday night, Resorts World and MGM put out a joint statement in support of allowing new downstate casino licenses.
“The New York City gaming market is a tremendous opportunity to generate hundreds of millions of dollars of incremental tax revenue that could be used to support local schools and revitalize the MTA,' the two companies said.
'Additionally, it would allow New York an opportunity to capture tax dollars that are currently flowing out of state. MGM and Genting jointly support the authorization of downstate licensing that will activate this potential immediately. We continue to engage with government and community stakeholders on that possibility.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have been leery of lifting the license ban.
“I know it’s a topic of conversation, but I have no opinion or intention of making any changes at this time,' Cuomo said in January. 'It’s an evolving field, there’s no doubt about that.”
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Legislative leaders react
On Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, said he has reservations about letting the downstate area have casinos.
“Expansion of gambling for the Assembly majority is, I’d say, not one that people would be excited about,' Heastie told reporters.
'The casinos downstate is a very concerning issue for members, particularly in the city of New York. We’re just not big fans of gambling.”
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said she’s looking for greater clarity about what the downstate casino suitors are seeking and how they would impact the existing casinos.
“There are four casinos we know that believed that they had exclusive rights,” she said.
“It was supposed to be a seven-year period, so I guess there is a lot of moving parts. Certainly I’ve heard that they are trying to advance the conversation, but I haven’t heard how far they really are in making sure all the pieces fit.”
Any deal, if it were to move forward, would likely have to include getting the four upstate casinos on board with lifting the gaming-license ban.
Under current law, they would also get back a piece of their casino-license fee if new casinos were allowed before 2023.
The upstate casinos have struggled, though, and money from new downstate casinos could be an attractive proposition — especially for the ones hours away from the metropolitan area, including the Finger Lakes, Albany area and Southern Tier.
Del Lago in the Finger Lakes last year sought a state bailout because of sagging revenue.
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The closest casino to the city is Resorts World Catskills in Thompson, Sullivan County, but it hasn't said whether it would support any new casinos in the region.
Del Lago in the Finger Lakes declined comment.
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