Ah-ha! This makes more sense than any other explanation I've heard. Thanks.
Originally Posted by omegadeal
Each day the system would print out a report for guests who were over or close to going over their authorized limit. The clerk(s) then had to go in and manually attempt additional re-authorizations for these guests which is a pain in the @#!. So, the clerks would typically be on the safe side and authorize the card for more than the guest would ever likely spend.