Originally Posted by Visconti

As phillygold observed, it's not something they'll ever disclose.

But, I’ve been using the same formula since the early 2000s whenever fulfilling my end of the gentleman’s agreement on comps granted and received--average $500 - $1,000 per hand of, say, blackjack for at least 4 hours per day. Assuming the average of around 60 hands per hour, that’s anywhere from the equivalent of $150K - $200K coin in/out? While it’s an unspoken rule, some pit bosses will rate you higher if you have a rapport with them, make the occasional dealers’ bet, and/or having a particularly brutal session.

While I suspect my host’s comps vary greatly with her clientele, I haven’t had a “hard” limit on my comps for the past decade. I assume it’s probably because I’ve always probably exceeded the $200K per diem coin in/out over the years during my gambling sprees, usually with a combination of BJ, Craps, Baccarat and video poker.

Once I hit the appx $500 per hand BJ for the requisite 4 hours, I’m no longer under any obligation to gamble further, regardless of the comps received and granted. Sometimes, the comps are relatively minor, and during others, especially when I have guests, they can add up to quite a large number--it all evens out in the end.