Ocean Casino
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:46 pm
This happened to a friend of mine recently.
We all went to the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City as we did a few times before. We have all been going there since it opened.
Everything went well, my female friend who likes to play VP won a jackpot (hand pay) on the first day.
She won another jackpot of just over $1200 on the second day. The attend came and took her info, she was already in the system and won a few jackpots last year and the year before. He paid her, she gave him a tip and he left. After 5 minutes a middle-aged guy from the casino came and yelled at her “Were you born here?” She said no, whereof he said give the money back. I tried to intervene, he yelled at me “I am not answering any questions. Everyone who isn’t born on American soil has to bring his passport. My friend countered, but I have a legit state driver’s license and soc. Sec. number. I don’t care if you don’t give me the money back, there will be consequences. My friend who is a middle-aged woman started to get a panic attack. The guy ripped the money out of her hand and left, he came back with a woman and gave my friend a copy form of a paper, no ID. Come back with your passport and you get your money.
The paper had everything wrong, from her birthdate to her address. When she went back with her passport they told her the info was wrong and they couldn’t give her the money. She should return when the guy who filled out the form was here. She asked when he be here, and they said tomorrow, my friend drove back of course no one knew anything. She didn’t get the money or a canceled W2.
She wrote a letter to the Ocean Casino, explaining the situation, and asked at least to give me the canceled W2 so I can show the IRS, that I didn’t get paid the money. Of course no answer, the only option is to get a lawyer, but for $1200 it’s not worth it.
So, in the eyes of the IRS, she got paid and is responsible for the tax of a slot winning she never got paid.
She contacted the Casino Control Commission, but they could not do anything. (I am shocked).
The moral of the story is the Ocean Casino keeps your money, tries to humiliate you, and gets away with it.
We all went to the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City as we did a few times before. We have all been going there since it opened.
Everything went well, my female friend who likes to play VP won a jackpot (hand pay) on the first day.
She won another jackpot of just over $1200 on the second day. The attend came and took her info, she was already in the system and won a few jackpots last year and the year before. He paid her, she gave him a tip and he left. After 5 minutes a middle-aged guy from the casino came and yelled at her “Were you born here?” She said no, whereof he said give the money back. I tried to intervene, he yelled at me “I am not answering any questions. Everyone who isn’t born on American soil has to bring his passport. My friend countered, but I have a legit state driver’s license and soc. Sec. number. I don’t care if you don’t give me the money back, there will be consequences. My friend who is a middle-aged woman started to get a panic attack. The guy ripped the money out of her hand and left, he came back with a woman and gave my friend a copy form of a paper, no ID. Come back with your passport and you get your money.
The paper had everything wrong, from her birthdate to her address. When she went back with her passport they told her the info was wrong and they couldn’t give her the money. She should return when the guy who filled out the form was here. She asked when he be here, and they said tomorrow, my friend drove back of course no one knew anything. She didn’t get the money or a canceled W2.
She wrote a letter to the Ocean Casino, explaining the situation, and asked at least to give me the canceled W2 so I can show the IRS, that I didn’t get paid the money. Of course no answer, the only option is to get a lawyer, but for $1200 it’s not worth it.
So, in the eyes of the IRS, she got paid and is responsible for the tax of a slot winning she never got paid.
She contacted the Casino Control Commission, but they could not do anything. (I am shocked).
The moral of the story is the Ocean Casino keeps your money, tries to humiliate you, and gets away with it.