Rare BlerkOne Posted July 4 #26 Share Posted July 4 Skip the cashier and use one of the self-service machines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard_eight Posted July 4 #27 Share Posted July 4 50 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: Skip the cashier and use one of the self-service machines. They'll still catch ya if you go to the well to many times. Must be automated. Do it once, should be golden. Buy gift cards at 10% off, still up 7% Gonna try guest services this week, Will report back lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 4 #28 Share Posted July 4 On 8/17/2022 at 10:08 AM, dbrucern said: I take my gift cards to guess services and they have given me the cash. You claiming you simply hand a gift card to GS and they hand you cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted July 4 #29 Share Posted July 4 2 hours ago, hard_eight said: They'll still catch ya if you go to the well to many times. Must be automated. Do it once, should be golden. Buy gift cards at 10% off, still up 7% Gonna try guest services this week, Will report back lol I'll save you the time... don't even bother trying to cash out gift cards at Guest Services. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted July 4 #30 Share Posted July 4 8 hours ago, totz808 said: Charge the $2500 to your player bank at a slot machine. Play slots for a couple of minutes, spin it a few times. Then go to the cashier, cash out, take the cash and go play table games. Pretty sure the limit is charging $1,000 to your S&S onto a slot machine at once. You might be able to get away with it few times charging a couple hundred dollars, playing some slots, then cashing out, but based on a friend's warning from the cashier (he would charge his S&S and then cash out when he had several hundred dollars left, and did this multiple times for a fee-free cash advance and credit card points) they can see your history of charging your S&S vs. cashing out. True, they can't hold your slot bank hostage, but trying this with a $1000 or even $500 S&S charge and not playing enough with those funds may get your S&S completely locked from future slot charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totz808 Posted July 4 #31 Share Posted July 4 6 hours ago, DallasGuy75219 said: Pretty sure the limit is charging $1,000 to your S&S onto a slot machine at once. You might be able to get away with it few times charging a couple hundred dollars, playing some slots, then cashing out, but based on a friend's warning from the cashier (he would charge his S&S and then cash out when he had several hundred dollars left, and did this multiple times for a fee-free cash advance and credit card points) they can see your history of charging your S&S vs. cashing out. True, they can't hold your slot bank hostage, but trying this with a $1000 or even $500 S&S charge and not playing enough with those funds may get your S&S completely locked from future slot charges. This page doesn't list any $1,000 limit, it does list a limit of $5,000 per day. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1146/~/casino-and-carnival-players-club So what I am saying is that if you know you aren't going to play slots anyway, or no longer are going to play them, then it doesn't really matter as long as you limit your withdrawal to just once. If you bring $2,500 worth of gift cards on board, charge $2,500 to your S&S account, play a couple of rounds, then cash out. At that point it doesn't matter if your S&S account is locked from future slot charges, you have the cash. If you want to play slots again later, use the cash, but now you can go play table games as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted July 4 #32 Share Posted July 4 4 hours ago, totz808 said: This page doesn't list any $1,000 limit, it does list a limit of $5,000 per day. There is a $1,000 limit per transaction when charging your S&S on a slot machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 4 #33 Share Posted July 4 4 hours ago, totz808 said: This page doesn't list any $1,000 limit, it does list a limit of $5,000 per day. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1146/~/casino-and-carnival-players-club So what I am saying is that if you know you aren't going to play slots anyway, or no longer are going to play them, then it doesn't really matter as long as you limit your withdrawal to just once. If you bring $2,500 worth of gift cards on board, charge $2,500 to your S&S account, play a couple of rounds, then cash out. At that point it doesn't matter if your S&S account is locked from future slot charges, you have the cash. If you want to play slots again later, use the cash, but now you can go play table games as well. Understand it won't be a length of cruise ban on charging in the casino but a permanent ban. This method is close to money laundering when using discounted gift cards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyboy_m Posted July 4 #34 Share Posted July 4 14 hours ago, hard_eight said: They'll still catch ya if you go to the well to many times. Must be automated. Do it once, should be golden. Buy gift cards at 10% off, still up 7% Gonna try guest services this week, Will report back lol How or where are getting gift cards at 10% off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 4 #35 Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, joeyboy_m said: How or where are getting gift cards at 10% off? AARP and Newegg.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyboy_m Posted July 16 #36 Share Posted July 16 On 7/4/2024 at 2:51 PM, Elaine5715 said: AARP and Newegg.com Nice thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted July 16 #37 Share Posted July 16 On 8/17/2022 at 7:08 AM, dbrucern said: I take my gift cards to guess services and they have given me the cash. Can you expand on this please?? So if I take $1000 worth of gift cards to guest services each day; they’ll hand me $1000 cash??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted July 16 #38 Share Posted July 16 I’m actually going to find the minimim “play” for each “wash” on my next cruise i intend to wash $14,000 worth of gift cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezal Posted July 16 #39 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 41 minutes ago, KarmaCruisers said: I’m actually going to find the minimim “play” for each “wash” on my next cruise i intend to wash $14,000 worth of gift cards. technically the minimum play, before withdrawing, would be the equivalent amount loaded to casino credit. any less, and you risk being banned from future casino charges to the room (starting from that same sailing). Edited July 16 by weezal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted July 16 #40 Share Posted July 16 24 minutes ago, weezal said: technically the minimum play, before withdrawing, would be the equivalent amount loaded to casino credit. any less, and you risk being banned from future casino charges to the room (starting from that same sailing). Interesting..but I almost think that’s gotta be impossible (I mean from the system side it’s absolutely not) but how many people actually withdraw $100 and PLAY $100 before cashing out and then doing it again? it’s a good question to find out exactly… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezal Posted July 16 #41 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 5 minutes ago, KarmaCruisers said: Interesting..but I almost think that’s gotta be impossible (I mean from the system side it’s absolutely not) but how many people actually withdraw $100 and PLAY $100 before cashing out and then doing it again? it’s a good question to find out exactly… cashing out of the slot machine at the end of a session, just goes back to casino credit balance. withdrawing actual cash from that balance, either from atm or cashier, is what i was referring to. Edited July 16 by weezal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted July 16 #42 Share Posted July 16 2 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said: I’m actually going to find the minimim “play” for each “wash” on my next cruise i intend to wash $14,000 worth of gift cards. You'll get blocked from charging your S&S in the casino long before you get anywhere close to $14,000. Possibly permanently if you're trying to do it on that scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard_eight Posted July 16 #43 Share Posted July 16 Also note, someone on the cruise last week tried to cash in 4-5k in chips at the cage, and was presented with some form for SSN and info... BTW adding the gift cards at the kiosks takes FOREVER. But, going to Guest services is no faster! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 17 #44 Share Posted July 17 7 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said: Can you expand on this please?? So if I take $1000 worth of gift cards to guest services each day; they’ll hand me $1000 cash??? No, you can't. That is called money laundering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 17 #45 Share Posted July 17 3 hours ago, hard_eight said: Also note, someone on the cruise last week tried to cash in 4-5k in chips at the cage, and was presented with some form for SSN and info... BTW adding the gift cards at the kiosks takes FOREVER. But, going to Guest services is no faster! lol You are always presented with a currency transaction report when you cash out a large amount of chips. It is not a tax report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmooshSmash Posted July 17 #46 Share Posted July 17 (edited) 14 hours ago, Elaine5715 said: You are always presented with a currency transaction report when you cash out a large amount of chips. It is not a tax report What is a currency transaction report? What purpose does it serve? Why am I required to fill it out? Edited July 17 by SmooshSmash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmooshSmash Posted July 17 #47 Share Posted July 17 On 7/4/2024 at 11:51 AM, Elaine5715 said: AARP and Newegg.com Newegg.com has it for dollar for dollar, no discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezal Posted July 17 #48 Share Posted July 17 33 minutes ago, SmooshSmash said: Newegg.com has it for dollar for dollar, no discount. sales come and go (usually for 1 day only), about 3 times a year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 17 #49 Share Posted July 17 45 minutes ago, SmooshSmash said: Newegg.com has it for dollar for dollar, no discount. Sale is on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted July 17 #50 Share Posted July 17 47 minutes ago, SmooshSmash said: What is a currency transaction report? What purpose does it serve? Why am I required to fill it out? What Is a Currency Transaction Report (CTR)? A currency transaction report (CTR) is a bank form used in the U.S. to help prevent money laundering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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