You probably haven't seen much from it because you're not betting enough and not staying at a table long enough. And when you have enough "comped" you yourself request what you want, and if you have enough in your acct. they will than comp you. I'm tired of these people who say "it takes 3-4 hours usually to get a buffet comp" cuz they are just full of air. I have NEVER waited that long to get a simple buffet comp... Probably an hour TOPS ever is the most I waited for that, and I'm not even a religious quarter gambler ($25 min. table), sometimes I play at $5 and $10 tables and get my comps nice and quick. It also depends on how nice the pit boss is that you ask because some can be total jerks and not even comp you to go to the RESTROOM.

Yup, they usually say something like "You dont have enough yet..." or "Play some more!!!!!!!!!" when you dont have enough. You might also want to try other pit bosses cuz a few might be @$$e$ just for the hell of it, you know what I'm saying?

They all comp slot players much more generously, which tells you a lot about what they expect from slots. Ted, I sure hope you got some stupendous comps for that net $4400 loss.

Comps will depend on : The size of your average bet. How long you played. The size of the casino and their comp policy. It never hurts to ask for one. You can always ask the pit boss, what would be required for a comp (for 1 or 2) before you play. Don't play for comps (make higher wagers than you wanted to, just to get a comp) But also, take advantage of any you can get.

Hah, nice... I wish I had high-roller friends, hahaha. Out of all my friends *IM* probably the one who's the highest "roller" LOL!

So how long does it normally take you to get a buffet comped? I dont know if others have tried this, but sometimes what I do is say "Can I get 3 buffets for my 2 friends?" Then if they give it, I'll say something like "Is there room for another one? My other friend hasn't eaten eitehr" or some guilt trip story to try and soften their hearts. Works nicely, but yeah, doesn't hurt to ask at all!

Ted, if you're smart enough to have figured out a way to retire at 51 yet stay in Manhattan, you're smart enough to memorize Basic Strategy and a whole lot more.

In my lifetime, I have probably played a total of 10 hours of BJ. Most in AC with a couple of sessions in Foxwoods. I can sit and play for about a half hour when I begin to get "squirmy". At that point I retire to my room and watch TV. Mostly, I walk around the casino floor looking stupid. I seem to be getting a "bug" (no pun intended) for BJ in my declining years. :wink: ..My major gambling interest was always harness racing. I was a show bettor. That ought to tell you something about me. I've always been careful with money and probably have enough money to last me the rest of my life. Provided I die by Sunday. ER...make that Saturday night.

Desert Dog said:

Ted, if you're smart enough to have figured out a way to retire at 51 yet stay in Manhattan, you're smart enough to memorize Basic Strategy and a whole lot more.

My thoughts exactly. I gotta admit I was impressed when I read that.

Too funny SH. Was your accounting department impressed with your cost saving measures???

I like your logic :wink: :wink: :wink:

I went to The River Palms this weekend, got there about 2am Sat morn and my wife and I played a couple hours, and did real well, up around 500.00, and tipped the dealers very well. Right before we got up to leave the table, the pitboss came over and colored up the tokes that the dealer had in his corner, and it added up to around 135.00. Not all of it had come from me and the wife, but I'd say 80%-90% of it did. When we got up Saturday we had a messege on the phone and it said we had mail at the front desk, so I went to get it. I was worried it was some weird emergency or something, I'd never had anything delivered to me at a hotel before. I picked up an envelope with my name on it and inside was a coupon for brunch for two at their nicest place (The Lodge), no note, or anything, just the comp. (Worth about 45.00) I thought that was very cool, concidering they had to remember my name and find what room I was in and deliver it and all..I was very very surprised to see how really nice the brunch was too.

jm2552 said:

I'm at odds whether to use comp cards or not. If you're playing a progression (or whatever) system that is working well, do you want to draw that attention, and have your wins recorded? On the other hand, the losing periods during the sequences I've simmed probably would have earned some pretty good comps. I guess it's a double-edged sword.I'm kind of leaning to the "less info for them is better" side, but those steak dinners sure are good!

John

JH. Dog is right. Win or lose doesn't matter .Just how much and how long you get. In fact, you're probalby more likely to get comped when winning. They have no sympathy for losers, but a they figure comping a winner is a good way to get another shot at his profits.

Again, assuming that this works halfway decent, is the general consensus here that accomplishing $500 in one session, and then moving on, does not draw the wrath of the powers that be? And what if they take note of you doing this twice a week? Can they stop you?

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John, sometimes reading this board, youi'd think we're all locked in mortal combat with the dealers and floor people. Actually, in my experience that's hardly the case. Of course, I'm not a counter, but I've never seen the casino where they acted anything but happy for you when you win — at least my level of $10-$25 play, where an absolute killer night would net me between $600-$1000. Progressive betting doesn't scare them. I'll often be chatting with the pit boss and them exactly what my system is.They'll usually shrug or yawn or wander off. There's certainly no trap door that I suddenly fall through. They're in the entertainment business. They just want you to play. They want you to enjoy yourself. But not too much.

They seem to figure out a lot about you just from eyeballing. In Vegas they swipe your comp card through a reader when you buy in, but after that there's nothing automated -- at least not visible -- that records your bets or length of play, yet when I went to check what was on my comp account, I was told yes I had spent the threshold number of hours at the tables but if I really wanted good comps they'd like to see an average bet of $25, and mine were running about half that. How'd they know?

Even at the casinos on the reservations around Phoenix they've got their eye on your play. Gal next to me Sunday, by the time of her 7th beer, had lost about $700 (there's probably a relationship between those two numbers) and she moaned about losing $700 to the pit boss, and he said appreciatively, "Yes, we know." This took a minute or two to sink in, and then she sobered up enough to ask the dealer "Hey that worries me. How did he know that?" He didn't say. At these reservation casinos, only slot players get comp cards, so there's no automated entry of anything, even on your buy-in.