Nolan Dallas confiscated flag (5k chip)

[Dan Druff]

I am still shocked that people like Xhad are taking MGM's side and insisting that they're simply enforcing NV gaming laws. MGM is only interested in "enforcing" this statute because they want to confiscate big chips. Notice that they don't give you the third degree when cashing a single $100 chip. Why are they selectively enforcing the law/rule for bigger chips? Hint: It's not becuase of an intense fear of theft/counterfeiting.

The burden is not on the player to prove that he was a customer of the gaming establishment. The burden is on the casino. If you say that you played there "a few months ago" -- or even longer, it is up to them to prove that you didn't. You are not required to have your play tracked, nor is there any law on the books prohibiting you from taking your own casino chips home and redeeming them later.

Coming back with the excuse, "Well, if they don't do it this way, there's no way they can enforce the law" is a cop-out. That isn't the player's problem. Many laws on the books -- both gambling and non-gambling -- are virtually unenforceable due to loopholes and/or inability to prove they have been broken.