Ah, I can't speak for anyone else, but my relationship with this particular host dates back to at or around 2004 - 2005, and, because of that, have built up quite a bit of credit with her. The 4 hours I referenced is the guideline I use as it was relayed to me many years ago without adjusting for market cycles or inflation, and, which I still, more or less, use it to this day.

There's also a several other factors that may play a role here, as follows: 1) year over year, I've always met or exceeded our gentleman's agreement on coins in/out; 2) during the course of ordinary business when I've entertained guests in LV, I've introduced clients to her, some of whom have no doubt become "whales"; and, 3) during prior years, I've routinely invited guests to accompany me to use the comps earned, since I really don't consume that much when by myself. So this year, because of the pandemic and limited guest activity, I'm way ahead on the loan thing, and I'm just trying to burn it up before everything theoretically resets in 2022.

Finally, my sister had some time, and, unlike me, she's actually culinarily very sophisticated, refined and knows her stuff; so, I thought she might enjoy some spa treatments and a nice dinner or two with some good wine. While nothing is certain, I'm confident that, at least for now, I can more or less within reason get anything comped that I wish.