<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by B747-437B:
In ATL, security requires that ALL items in your pockets, including money, be X-Rayed. They sometimes give you a bowl to put it in, but I have seen them insist that passengers place loose bills on the belt when the bowls are in short supply. IMHO, this is a much worse scenario.</font>
That's ludicrous. How will you prove that particular bundle of bills belongs to you, versus some random guy who scooped it up right off the belt.
I always empty my pockets, but everything goes inside my jacket or my carry-on. I never use those little bowls. Too much temptation for unscrupulous people.