Casino Credit

Casino credit is a line of credit that a land-based casino extends to a vetted player, allowing chips to be drawn at the table without carrying cash. Applying means disclosing bank details and available funds; the casino verifies them through the credit-reporting services the industry uses and sets a limit based on those funds and on recorded playing history. Money is taken by signing a marker, an IOU that is a legally enforceable debt, normally due within a set window after the trip and often interest-free if settled on time. Credit is not a bonus and not the casino's money to lose. Unpaid markers can be pursued like a bounced cheque and in some jurisdictions carry criminal exposure. Gambling with borrowed money is among the clearest signs of harm; depositing your own funds with the cage as front money avoids the debt entirely.