Originally Posted by
gengar
You should definitely call a host ahead of your visit to establish that you're a serious player (they can call other casinos you have a line at to verify) and get your casino rate or even discretionaries out of the way. But that doesn't mean that you have to stick with that host. There are a lot of other factors (schedule availability, fit, etc.) that will determine that.
The problem I run into is that I don't open lines at casinos. One time though I simply sent a wire into the casino before arriving and that sure helped with upfront comps. Otherwise, you'll get the standard "let's see what you play and then we can discuss comps" line from a host.