BRISnet

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Skippy, it's not at all obvious to me why they need my SS#. Nobody asks for my SS# if I go to the window to make a bet at the track. If I got a huge payoff, THEN they could ask for my SS#.

Also, it's not just the SS# that bothers me. Why do they ALSO need my mother's maiden name AND a credit card WITH the extra cc security code? I'm surprised they didn't ask for a dental imprint.

--Dunbar

When you go to the window at a track, you are not transfering money into and out of an account and money is not being transferred is via wire or ACH. A BRISbet account is set up to transfer money back and forth and well as track the flow of that money. In addition, ever since 9/11 there has been a tremendous amount of attention paid to money transfers and there are a lot more regulations. If you want to open any sort of account that has anything to do with cash and/or investments they want to know everything about you. They want to make sure you are not funneling money from somewhere you shouldn't be.