Originally Posted by
phillygold
Amazing how many folks don’t realize how important that relationship is. Congratulations on the great meal. I’m sitting on some MGM freebies. I really need to make it out there. It’s been too long.
Thanks!
And, while I understand and appreciate that it's purely business to them with our "comps" basically being a loan where they expect to be repaid via the ADT (average theoretical loss), the relationship nonetheless matters. I'm not really sharing anything earth shattering here, but while their job is to separate us from our money, they nonetheless appreciate it when their clients treat them with respect & dignity, adhere to gambling etiquette (making an effort to gamble the hours per the comps requested), and are polite even when some requests are refused.
I'm under no delusions that I'm anything more than part of her meal ticket, but a long mutually beneficial relationship is often underappreciated in this day and age, IMHO.