Comments on: Gambling for the Casino Camper – Part 4

By: Comps for the Casino Camper

Comps for the Casino Camper — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:04:07 +0000

[...] few weeks ago in this post I gave you an introduction to comps. Now I’ll give you more details about specific types [...]

By: Clark Cupery

Clark Cupery — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:31:19 +0000

LET’S HEAR MORE ABOUT COMPS……THANKS

By: Eric Young

Eric Young — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:51:06 +0000

Mac,

As a Scot, I must take issue with your contention that because you are of Scottish decent, “cheap” is in your DNA. Scots are frugal…so, being frugal is in your DNA. As I was growing up, I remember that my family didn’t have a lot of money (probably as most of us remember, Scottish or not), so my parents always looked for the best value for their hard-earned money, and that fits the definition of being frugal. Most Scots would give you the shirt off their back, so they really don’t fit any definition of “being cheap”. Apology accepted

By: PokerDiva

PokerDiva — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:36:29 +0000

We always did well with comps at Terribles’ in Las Vegas and Pahrumps but I can see the handwriting on the wall…..they are going into Chapter 11 according to today’s papers. The poor economy is hitting some of the casinos.

By: Rick & Lucky Lucy

Rick & Lucky Lucy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:46:14 +0000

We are finding comps harder to come by as the bean counters and “bottom line” mentality takes over more and more casinos. Last year we got an $80 comp at Casino Del Sol near Tucson when we walked in the door — a casino host offered it and this was before dropping the first nickel. This year the same casino said they don’t give out comps any longer. Now we have to earn them through our slot card account which gives us a small % of our coin-in. We redeem the comp by “paying” with our slot card just like it was a credit (or debit) card. No slack, no discretionary, and quite a bit of play is necessary for any benefits. You have to have enough credit in the account to pay for the comp or make up the difference out of pocket.

Casino of the Mountain Gods, near Ruidoso, NM; same song, second verse.

Seems they are all trying to emulate Harrah’s Total Rewards, but Harrah’s gives out multi-point days where you can actually build up some value in the account.

Bottom line: The old advice of “ask, ask, ask” is becoming obsolete. As more and more casinos are adopting the ’self comp’ system the ‘comp game’ will be harder and harder to play.

Rick