<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by swag:
One very signigicant difference between airline and casino programs:
With airline programs, they are very public about what you need to do to earn status, what your account balance is, what is needed to earn a reward, etc.
With most casino programs, all of this is very much cloaked.
Exactly how long do I need to sit at the blackjack table betting green before they'll buy me dinner? Before my room will be comped? Before I earn Harrah's status? I don't get monthly statements from them... </font>
You are comped 40% of your expected loss. Expected loss is calculated based on the historical average loss per amount played across all casinos. I think it is currently 2% for blackjack.
More info in Max Rubin's book, Comp City
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0929712366