Further to Bob's point about "walking with a marker", many clubs--all MGM properties and TI for two examples that I can personally verify--have a fairly effective way of preventing this. Any markers taken out in the high limit slot rooms are only issued in tickets and therefore must be played through the machines at least once.
This is a policy that has changed in maybe the last four or five years. In former times, cash was an available option. I thought that the change was the result of enhanced enforcement of the federal money laundering laws, but I am sure that Bob is correct in saying that it serves the casinos' purposes as well Very high rollers may be given cash if they demand it, I think.
The same policy is applied to funds wired to one's casino credit account. If it is withdrawn for machine play, it must be in ticket form--at least at MGM properties. I have no idea how this is handled at table games.
As a result of this policy, neither markers nor wire transfers are exactly an effective substitute for carrying large amounts to cash to Vegas to play as you wish.
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