Originally Posted by
irishguy28
In many cases they ask to see the card. If an agent is hesitant or doubtful (see Xandrios' original comment) why would they NOT ask for this confirmation?
I don't know what is 'many cases', I can't recall a single time being asked to show my physical card as long as my BP showed my status (Gold/Platinum), by default the lounge dragon has no reason to assume that the status on the BP isn't actually held by the PAX flying.