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High Roller Check Payment Processing: Pay to Play or Fade Away!

Posted by Heather Brautman | Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 10:00 AM

jackpotClang clang clang go the slot machines everywhere you turn in Las Vegas. So like all the other tourists, you step up to a One-Armed Bandit and get ready to pull. But wait? What's wrong? You're pulling and nothing's happening (except if you break it, and then you really bought it as the security guards come out from the Eye in the Sky). What's really wrong is that you haven't dropped your penny, nickel, dime, or dollar into the slot. And if you have to pay to play in Las Vegas, why wouldn't you pay to play in business, too?

Innovation: The Hottest Game

You won't find this game at Harrah's or Mandalay Bay, at least, not in the regular play area. But trust us, it's going on all around you. Remember those buckets of sticky quarters people used to carry around from machine to machine? Vegas realized that electronic money is the way to go ages before everyone else did, and now players carry around special plastic cards with their winnings. Did the addition of card readers, upfitting machines and tables with card slots, and digital screens where people can check their balances cost Vegas a pretty penny? Of course. But in a place where "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas," that technology seeped out into Atlantic City, cruise ships, and quite a few other places behind the innovation 8-ball. Now it's de riguer.

Do You Hit or Stay?

Does the term "resting on your laurels" sound racy, spicy, or interesting enough to you? Probably not. Take a cue from the cards and push yourself a little. Yes, there's a cost, just like an ante up at the poker and blackjack tables. But innovation doesn't come for free. (If it did, the idea of innovation would bloat, burst, and flood with the good innovations being drowned out by all the chaff.) We're not saying to toss in a winning hand or bet blindly. Learn from the people who make it to that winners' table, though, such as:

  • Notice what's going on all around you, but watch subtly
  • Trust yourself and your instinct
  • Realize that to win, you have to play, not fold
  • You can't get great cards into your hand without drawing them first
  • Watch for tells, then act on them

Roll with It

Even after you've decided to go all in, anything can happen. The world has been upended countless times and it's going to continue, just like you hear stories of some farm boy winning the World Series of Poker without ever having played an in person hand before, or someone walking up to a slot machine and, with one quarter, winning a fortune. The key is to stay in the game and keep playing those odds. Unlike Lady Luck in Vegas, you can actually bring luck to yourself through acts of innovation. How? Because you're undertaking something - new technology, stronger personnel - that helps you play harder and smarter. Yes, rolling the dice means coming up Snake Eyes or, as Thomas Edison once said, "Finding 10,000 ways that won't work." It's when you do find that new way that works that you can stand up and shout "JACKPOT!" from the rafters.

Hitting Paydirt

For businesses, one way to convince Lady Luck to scoot over more to your site is through a check guarantee service. That's right - you can't guarantee a straight flush, three cherries, or 21, but you can guarantee you'll get paid for your services and products. You'll never find these odds in Vegas! With a guarantee service in place, checks are approved at the point of sale in seconds via terminal, phone, or Internet before being deposited at the bank. If an approved check is returned from the bank unpaid, it can be submitted to CrossCheck for processing and reimbursement. You won't get a free shrimp cocktail or spot any Elvis lookalikes, but you will get peace of mind, no insurance required.

 

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Topics: Electronic Check Processing

Written by Heather Brautman