Each royal was $4,000 which was not enough for a check and he immediately started playing $5 or $10 VP where unfortunately he lost it and had to start over.

Any payment of $20K or more I not only take a check but I leave. It's my stop loss. Sure the VP machines don't know that I just hit a royal but I do.

And the best part of a credit line: I typically arrive in Vegas with fifty or sixty dollars in my wallet. Why deal with fanny packs? And yes, my leather jacket does have interior pockets with zippers. And the casinos are cold so wearing a jacket, even a windbreaker in the summer, will not draw attention.

My biggest problem with big checks is the bank putting a hold on it.