I got a card their first year (Gold, from matching to my United status) and the next year too. They were sent to Ireland and took a couple of months to arrive, along with bag tags etc.
Only lounge I remember being asked for a card was in Zurich, despite it having *G on my boarding pass. Once I showed it myself, and my non status gf, got in without an issue. I believe that this lounge has given people problems who tried to use a digital card