A wallet also is safer in a front pocket than in the back. Slot-machine players should keep their accumulated cash as credits in the machine until they are ready to cash out. If a player does have a pile of loose coins, the money is safer in the machine's tray than in a bucket where a thief easily can snatch it and run. Patrons with purses should keep them on their laps rather than on the floor or wedged between slot machines, where a thief on the other side can reach them. If chips begin to pile up, exchange them for a higher denomination and put them away securely.
Some casinos have special hooks that slide under the padded armrest at a blackjack table.
Patrons can wrap the strap of a purse around the hook and have their bags in front of them. Not all casinos offer the contraption, but it pays to ask. Folks who regularly visit casinos might consider investing in a travel blazer that has zippered inside pockets. They're made for men and women and found in travel-wear catalogs.