Got Comps?
August 21st, 2015 at 7:35:45 AM
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I'm just a bit curious. There was a time when comps in Atlantic City (I've never been) were pretty lousy, compared to Vegas. That is, a player had to risk more for a longer period of time to get a ..pardon the term, a comparable comp. This was attributed to there being more players in AC competing for those comp dollars than in Vegas.
I've been to Vegas. My first trip there, I brought 6k with me. I left 5900 in the safe, made change for 100 and used two twenties in a $1 video poker machine. I'd play for a bit, hit a full house and essentially make 50% of what I put in. I'd cash out, move on to a different machine.
After about 30 minutes, I was up $240 bucks. I'd taken the 100 bucks, put that in my front left pocket, with the rest in my right pocket.
A slot host came out, saw me and asked me if he could see my card. I gave it to him, he walked a few feet to some terminal, and said "Wow, you're good!".
He told me he was going to comp my entire hotel stay. All my meals, comped for the whole week.
In Biloxi, however, there seems to be a different methodology - but then, years have passed since I've been to Vegas, maybe they all do it differently.
So - my question is, How are comps calculated? I'm sure it's different for each casino, but when I hit a progressive royal at the IP Casino for $11553.55, I kind of thought they'd offer me a free room or something to keep me gambling, but they didn't.
Just didn't make sense to me. Still doesn't. Is it all by the numbers now? Doesn't matter what you win, but what you lose? Or how long you play?
I've asked my slot host here at The Palace, but all she tells me is that they have a rolling 6 month tally and I'm better off having one huge session, risking a 1000 than 10 small sessions of 100.
Anyone care to shed a little more light?
I've been to Vegas. My first trip there, I brought 6k with me. I left 5900 in the safe, made change for 100 and used two twenties in a $1 video poker machine. I'd play for a bit, hit a full house and essentially make 50% of what I put in. I'd cash out, move on to a different machine.
After about 30 minutes, I was up $240 bucks. I'd taken the 100 bucks, put that in my front left pocket, with the rest in my right pocket.
A slot host came out, saw me and asked me if he could see my card. I gave it to him, he walked a few feet to some terminal, and said "Wow, you're good!".
He told me he was going to comp my entire hotel stay. All my meals, comped for the whole week.
In Biloxi, however, there seems to be a different methodology - but then, years have passed since I've been to Vegas, maybe they all do it differently.
So - my question is, How are comps calculated? I'm sure it's different for each casino, but when I hit a progressive royal at the IP Casino for $11553.55, I kind of thought they'd offer me a free room or something to keep me gambling, but they didn't.
Just didn't make sense to me. Still doesn't. Is it all by the numbers now? Doesn't matter what you win, but what you lose? Or how long you play?
I've asked my slot host here at The Palace, but all she tells me is that they have a rolling 6 month tally and I'm better off having one huge session, risking a 1000 than 10 small sessions of 100.
Anyone care to shed a little more light?
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