Minimum Spend For Comp
 

I've just read through the maximizing thread and have a question in relation to the minimum amount you need to bet / time you need to be betting before you're given any decent comping/discount.

Say, for example, you play $25 hands of blackjack for 40 hands, will that give you the same comping ability as walking up and putting $1000 in one hand, or $500 per hand for two hands?

At the start of your trip, for example, could you "invest" $300 into your holiday by making one quick bet, catching the eye of the gaming manager, and then asking about comping?

Theoretically the two situations are the same in that they give the house the same theoretical win. In practice, you won't get any comps with the flash-in-the-pan method. It will take them a while to collect your player card from the table, open a rating slip, etc.

I spoke to one floor guy and he said that they estimate that the make your minimum bet off you per hour, so if you're playing blackjack at $25 per hand the make a total of $25 off you over a whole hour, of that $25 you can expect about 10-20% returned to you as comps....

I asked if i walk up and do a quick bet of whatever amount and he said that he would probably give a buffet comp, he had osme name for it too, along the lines of a flash in the pan thingie or something technical like that...

NO, it is all about average bet and total number of hours (amount of time).

Only exception is a really big loss in a short time, lets say, $40,000 in only 20 minutes of play --- that would be taken into consideration.

Now, the one quick bet thing isn't the worst idea if you want to do an all or nothing for the $$$ type scenario.

I'll often walk up to a roulette wheel (while passing through the casino to the pool) drop $100 on black.. and then just continue on (win or lose).

So, you might turn your $300 into $600; which is far better than any comp you would receive for limited play; of course, you can weigh the downside of this scenario. ;)