http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090816211843.htm http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/08/cocaine-money-washington-d-c.html http://www.canada.com/montrealgazet...=07c0a52f-2c9b-469a-ba85-ae0fa1d27396&k=76062
When I was a bank teller, it was amazing how dirty my hands were at the end of the day. The amount of grime that comes off of paper money is surprising. I was very happy for soap and water and the end of the day (and at lunch).
Circulated paper money is dirty, along with shopping carts, public door handles, restaurant salt & pepper shakers, and on and on.
The $100 bill is printed principally for use by foreigners for large transactions. ATMs don't even dispense them in this country. Since the majority are exported and believed used in black market and underground transactions, many come into the hands of the drug trade. I have read that once in circulation, nearly every 100 bill has come into contact with drugs that are illegal in the USA.
Only the ones actually inside a casino. All others in typical settings only dispense 20s and smaller. I have also noticed that the machines inside the casinos are different than ATMs because they cash in the slot machine vouchers and break large bills as well as offer withdrawal services. So, these machines are different. They are more like an automated cashier's window that offers ATM services. They are serviced by the casino themselves or contractor, but not a bank. Because of the uniqueness, and very limited accessibility I don't think these can be considered for the purpose of debate. I mean they use casino chips in Las Vegas, but again, that's a very limited useage. A recent article in the Las Vegas Review Journal, was the one that pointed out the frivolity of printing the 100 bills and how limited their useage domestically is. Another rarely used bill is the 50. I mean when was the last time you got one in change ? Anyway, that reading was the basis of my information. I think a lot of "illegal" money does end up here in Las Vegas. The casinos only care that the bills are not counterfeit and not really concerned how they were obtained. But they dang sure report to IRS amounts you win ! gary
Hmmm...interesting. Guess going on hearsay always comes back to bite you. So you're saying all the ATM's dispense the 20's and nothing higher?
Never seen one there that gave out $50's, but a lot give out $100's, and not just in casinos. All the ATM's in the airport give out hundreds, as well as most ATM's at BofA banks, at least in the southern part of the city, like Henderson and Green Valley. As a parent of two teenage girls who tend to do a lot of shopping, I know this very well :{ Guy
Used to be when the police had suspected drug dealers they would bring a K-9, hide the perps money and if the dog hit on the cash they would confiscate as drug related. When the practice was contested and they started to find that virtually all used paper money have some traces of drugs, they had to stop. Can't remember where I read this, but I think a defense lawyer had the judge or prosecutor produce their cash and the drug dog hit on it.
