Snapping a picture of a winner permitted

[MCPoker]

Everyone loves to see a picture of the winning hand. I was at a casino in Wisconsin and when I tried to take a picture of a handpay, the slot girl told me it was against the rules. I put away my phone and when she walked away I took one for my collection.

Has anyone encountered this before? I remember years ago Vegas casinos wouldn't let anyone record or take pictures on the gaming floor. Is this a carryover of an archaic rule?

What is your experience?ds

[Lionqueen]

I haven't heard of that in years! Glad you got it anyway - I would have taken it too.

[Tedlark]

Harrah's Joliet Illinois does not allow pictures to be taken. If a player does hit a hand pay they need to snap a picture quickly before the attendant comes because they'll stop you from taking one if they see you.

[Vman96]

Archaic rules. A handful of casinos still have it on the books, but generally casinos look the other way for slots/VP since the smartphone era.

I've been told not to twice in probably 600 snaps.

[Come Back Kid]

Our casino use to not allow picture's of anything in the casino...But now it don't matter, people take pic's all the time. Not sure what all the fuss use to be about...

[billryan]

It's a privacy issue, same reason they don't allow cameras in lockerooms.

[Come Back Kid]

Of course as far as taking pictures of people...I thought he meant of jackpots...But at least we have clothes on at the casino! LOL

[Lucky Larry]

Everyone loves to see a picture of the winning hand. I was at a casino in Wisconsin and when I tried to take a picture of a handpay, the slot girl told me it was against the rules. I put away my phone and when she walked away I took one for my collection.

Has anyone encountered this before? I remember years ago Vegas casinos wouldn't let anyone record or take pictures on the gaming floor. Is this a carryover of an archaic rule?

What is your experience?ds

I dealt with this issue years ago when Isle Lake Charles refused to allow pictures. I had been dealt a multi-hand RF and took a picture. I was chastised by security and the pay attendee. On a trip a few weeks later at Isle Biloxi, I hit another dealt Royal on multi-hand and was asked by the slot attendant if I wanted my picture taken with my iphone with me and the machine. Sure.

Upon return to Isle LC i approached the Director of Slots and GM about the different policies and also shared all the times I'd previously posted on this site of my big hits. I shared the marketing value of customers posting wins to their friends/blogs. Two weeks later the Director of Slots came to me and told me the policy had been changed.

I heard once, "A picture is worth a 1000 words"

Our favorite casino, Coushatta takes and posts picture of hand pay winners for two weeks and also posts on it "Slot Jackpots" data base every hand pay for everyday for 30 day with machine #, amount, and winner's first name if they want. Talk about great PR.   

[alpax]

Our favorite casino, Coushatta takes and posts picture of hand pay winners for two weeks and also posts on it "Slot Jackpots" data base every hand pay for everyday for 30 day with machine #, amount, and winner's first name if they want. Talk about great PR.   

Coushatta indeed does a really outstanding job showing winners on their webpage. Their winner page spans all the way back to 2008.

http://www.coushattacasinoresort.com/gaming/winners

Some casinos have opened up and allowed people to take pictures of their wins, they see it as a way for the winners to tell their friends and family that winning is possible. People will be more encouraged to see that it is possible to win, despite they'll lose more playing.

[Onenickelmiracl]

Rarely. There can be some casinos which still enforce these old policies, but other times it is just poorly trained employees. Some gaming districts have actual laws barring photography like Atlantic City and Canada, but mostly an exception.