{"id":37203,"date":"2023-07-28T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=37203"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:17:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:17:30","slug":"boyd-casinos-roll-out-tito-voucher-tech-at-table-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/boyd-casinos-roll-out-tito-voucher-tech-at-table-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Boyd Casinos Roll Out TITO Voucher Tech at Table Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boyd Gaming casinos in Las Vegas have implemented a system that lets players use TITO (ticket-in, ticket-out) vouchers to buy in at table games. Cash is always an option, of course, it’s Vegas.<\/p>\n

Players can also get TITO vouchers when they “color up” (cash out) at a table, allowing them to easily move to slots or other tables, saving them a trip to the cashier cage.<\/p>\n

A similar system has been in place at Resorts World since the resort opened.<\/p>\n

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Made you look.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boyd has been quietly installing its system since July of 2022, but only recently completed the process at its Las Vegas casinos. Boyd is now bringing the system to its locations outside Las Vegas<\/a>. Boyd operates 28 casinos across the country.<\/p>\n

The pilot TITO option at Boyd’s table games happened at the Orleans in July 2022.<\/p>\n

Other casinos in the Boyd family followed: Gold Coast and Aliante (Nov. 2022), Fremont and Main Street Station (Dec. 2022), California (Jan. 2023), March (2023), Suncoast (May 2023) and Sam’s Town (June 2023).<\/p>\n

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Even the old-timey Main Street is using this new-fangled technology.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As mentioned, being able to get chips with a ticket makes moving from a slot machine to a table, and vice versa, seamless.<\/p>\n

Using TITO vouchers means no waiting in line when you’re ready to leave the casino, as you can get redeem your ticket for cash at a kiosk on your way out.<\/p>\n

Why anyone voluntary leave a casino? Some people are just weird.<\/p>\n

In theory, the TITO system at tables increases accuracy and avoids time taken up by counting out cash, disrupting play. When a player buys in, the dealer has to count out the bills on the table (in view of surveillance cameras) and the pit boss has to verify the amount, it’s a whole thing.<\/p>\n

It’s safe to assume there are other reasons casinos like the TITO voucher system at table games. One springs to mind: If you get chips when you color up, you can’t spontaneously put them into a slot machine on your way to the cage.<\/p>\n

TITO vouchers aren’t perfect, of course, they can be stolen, counterfeited (see our $44 million ticket, above), are sometimes used by unscrupulous employees to collude with accomplices to defraud the casino (by re-issuing unclaimed tickets, for example) and can be used to launder money.<\/p>\n

Boyd hasn’t made a big deal out of this new functionality, but we love the idea and are likely to use it often, as we bop between tables and machines frequently.<\/p>\n

In a smaller casino, it’s not a big deal to go to the cage to trade chips for cash, but in the bigger casinos, it can feel like hiking the Appalachian Trail.<\/p>\n

In somewhat related news, casinos are now more frequently giving guests the ability to get TITO vouchers from ATM machines, rather than cash. The benefits to the player feel questionable in this scenario, but are obvious for casinos. If you get a TITO voucher, you’re less likely to spend your money on something unrelated to gambling.<\/p>\n

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New to us: ATMs @RedRockCasino<\/a> give you the option to get a TITO voucher you can put directly into a slot machine. pic.twitter.com\/vC53750N0Q<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n