Boyd Table Games Comp Question: How to find them?

My question is...
When we went to Vegas, back in September, we played pretty heavily at MainStreet Station crap table...
Now, on my SLOT points, it doesn't show much of anything...but someone (TeddyS) said that Boyd (specifically MSS) uses a DIFFERENT bank for table game comps...
SO...
1.) Is there a way to find out how much I have; short of going to MSS and asking? (Could they tell me over the phone?)
2.) Does it transfer?...Say I have $50 comp at MSS....could I use it to pay for a meal at Orleans?

Speaking only in general terms for Boyd--
Table games don't accrue slot points, which are the 'cash points' that can be spent on food, services, etc. They do keep some kind of record, as a friend that's exclusively table games gets a few mailers from them, but I have no idea how it's counted. They also almost never get free nights, food, etc.
'Cash points' can be spent at different properties from where they're earned.
Different properties are uniquely tracked. 90% of my Boyd mailers are for The Orleans, somebody else I know has about 70% from Gold Coast. (Both of us have racked up quite a few 'card points' at machines at those respective locations.)

And, I don't know exactly how it works, but comps from table play at Boyd is downright awful in my experience. In contrast, my mother got enough points at Silverton in November for their free buffet promo after about an hour of 5-15$ BJ.

Er. Hope SOME part of this post was useful, if not entirely relevant.

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Table games don't accrue slot points, which are the 'cash points' that can be spent on food, services, etc. They do keep some kind of record, as a friend that's exclusively table games gets a few mailers from them, but I have no idea how it's counted. They also almost never get free nights, food, etc.

To the best of my knowledge, I've never put a cent in a slot machine at a Boyd property. I did play some craps at Main Street Station during the WoVCon][ festivities last May and picked up a player's card for the first time. I may have played again when I was there in August-September.

I have in front of me an offer for two free nights in January, two free nights in February, and some small offers for food. I can use these at California, Fremont, or Main Street Station. This doesn't seem to match with what Venthus reports.

I haven't tried to find out anything about balances, because my play is so low that I don't expect to get in return anything more than offers like these I have. I doubt these offers have anything to do with the level/extent of my play, just the fact that I have a card and played some before (not with slots).

Stuff that I have, compared to a friend:


It could be an off-strip vs Fremont thing or that she doesn't clock enough action (or wins too much...), but... who knows. We're both currently sapphire cards, if that helps. She also has never received a table-side comp from a host, or however that's termed.

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My question is...
When we went to Vegas, back in September, we played pretty heavily at MainStreet Station crap table...
Now, on my SLOT points, it doesn't show much of anything...but someone (TeddyS) said that Boyd (specifically MSS) uses a DIFFERENT bank for table game comps...
SO...
1.) Is there a way to find out how much I have; short of going to MSS and asking? (Could they tell me over the phone?)

Comps at MSS are per trip. So you charge everything to your room (Fremont, MSS, or Cal; they are all connected), and you ask for a credit to your account at the end. Your table game action will probably get some stuff. Ipo Boast at MSS is a really good host, and the one I talk to. The whole thing is basically geared toward the Hawaiians and they have their own weird system that I don't really understand.

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2.) Does it transfer?...Say I have $50 comp at MSS....could I use it to pay for a meal at Orleans?

No. The downtown properties are marketed separately from the "locals'" ones (Orleans, ST, SC, GC).

Ok, cool, that's what I needed to know....
Good thing I took like $1000 off their tables and $4000 off their video poker...cuz I didn't get shit from them otherwise!

I know my 'b connected app' on my apple iphone shows my points and whatever comps ive earned