Each casino cage has its own way of doing business and many factors are involved in trying to cash a check at a casino. The one thing they all agree on, however, is the check-cashing requirement of a valid photo ID and at least one credit card.
Since most properties only cash certain types of checks, you might not be able to cash all types everywhere, including payroll, personal, cashiers, or travelers checks. We didn't find any, for example, that accepted cashiers checks. Some properties won't allow you to cash a check there if you've cashed one somewhere else within an allotted period of time. Some cages insist that you have to be a guest and/or player at that specific property in order to cash a personal check, although this doesn't by any means apply universally.
If you're not a guest and/or a player, most casinos have their own check-cashing card you can get (but this may take up to 20 days to process), while others might charge a fee. The amount for which you're able to cash a personal check varies and depends on the check-guarantee system the casino uses and your credit rating. Since some of the casino cages use the same check-guarantee companies, you wouldn't be able to cash a personal check at one casino, then go to another casino and cash a personal check there if they use the same company.
In order to cash a payroll check, the company you work for and the bank they use have to be in that casino's system.
To be on the safe side, we recommend that you contact the property for confirmation before you rely on being able to cash a personal check anywhere.