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  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    March
    xXHaloXx wrote: »
    I leave to go to New York/Vegas tommorrow, but didn't decide to open an accoutn with Nationwide till last week, i opened it in the branch on Tuesday (1st July) and my card arrived yesterday, no pin yet but as far as i'm aware, most places in America don't use chip and pin.

    Correct for purchases at shops/restaurants...but if you want to withdraw cash at an ATM you will need the PIN.
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • xXHaloXx
    xXHaloXx Posts: 21 Forumite
    Yeah, i had figured for that, i've asked my sister to keep an eye out on my post and check to see if my pin comes so she can call me and let me know. i am taking my regular debit card with me incase of an emergancy
  • c_l_a_i_r_e
    c_l_a_i_r_e Posts: 4,647 Forumite
    November/December
    "I think I'm just too young for them (20)"

    MK- you do realise that the legal age for gambling in LV is 21?

    Thanks to everyone who posted about the nationwide card- i got a lot of good information from the posts and have decided to apply for one. :T
    :starmod:C'est la vie:starmod:
  • Froggitt
    Froggitt Posts: 5,904 Forumite
    Ive never been "carded" for gambling at an LV casino. However, if you try to buy alcohol at a bar under 21, thats a different matter......BUT, Ive never seen one of the waitresses giving out free booze in the casinos check for age.
    illegitimi non carborundum
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    March
    Froggitt wrote: »
    Ive never been "carded" for gambling at an LV casino. However, if you try to buy alcohol at a bar under 21, thats a different matter......BUT, Ive never seen one of the waitresses giving out free booze in the casinos check for age.

    I went in 1997 when my friend and I were both 27...she looked quite young for her age (still does, wench) and got carded about 14,000 times...every time we set foot in a casino, bar, anywhere the legal age to do much was 21...myself and the 2 other friends (who were 25) never got carded...but she did.

    And I have seen cocktail waitresses carding customers at the slots at least.

    I do hope that MK is turning 21 on this trip!
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    c_l_a_i_r_e wrote: »
    "I think I'm just too young for them (20)"

    MK- you do realise that the legal age for gambling in LV is 21?

    Thanks to everyone who posted about the nationwide card- i got a lot of good information from the posts and have decided to apply for one. :T

    I'm 21 on the 24th of August and going to Vegas on the 26th :)

    I play a lot of UK Poker Tours.. so am going primarily for poker but yes I know :)
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  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,670 Forumite
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    MercilessKiller wrote: »
    I'm 21 on the 24th of August and going to Vegas on the 26th :)

    I play a lot of UK Poker Tours.. so am going primarily for poker but yes I know :)


    I was 21 on the 25th aug....a few years ago:rotfl:

    I play a lot of table games and have seen lots of peeps get "carded"
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    I'm assuming getting "carded" is ID'd? I'll make sure to carry my passport at all times!
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate    [/FONT]
  • c_l_a_i_r_e
    c_l_a_i_r_e Posts: 4,647 Forumite
    November/December
    MercilessKiller wrote: »
    I'm 21 on the 24th of August and going to Vegas on the 26th :)

    I play a lot of UK Poker Tours.. so am going primarily for poker but yes I know :)

    I thought that might be the case lol Hope you have a great time!
    :starmod:C'est la vie:starmod:
  • c_l_a_i_r_e
    c_l_a_i_r_e Posts: 4,647 Forumite
    November/December
    Froggitt wrote: »
    Ive never been "carded" for gambling at an LV casino. However, if you try to buy alcohol at a bar under 21, thats a different matter......BUT, Ive never seen one of the waitresses giving out free booze in the casinos check for age.

    Froggitt- I am 28 and got carded a few times on my last trip while ordering drinks at the slots. This was at MB and Palazzo- funny as this was my 5th trip and had never got carded at the slots. Annoying thing was that i had no id on me at the palazzo :mad: Lesson learned lol
    :starmod:C'est la vie:starmod:
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