How to Get More Casino Comps with gambling author Jean "Queen of Comps" Scott
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 6. 09. 2024
- Steve Bourie, author of the American Casino Guide, interviews gambling author/expert Jean Scott, who is known as "The Queen of Comps," for details on how to take advantage of the casino comping system. They discuss what comps are, how players earn them, the best way to get room comps, the role of a casino host, plus much more.
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I hope this lady is still getting her comps and living her best life.
They still alive
Even her funeral is comp'd
â@@Jeremy_the_botHilarious lol
The comp system is playable to a certain extent. Sometimes you get comped without even expecting it. I had a good contact with a PB once and the next visit saw I had been credited 2,000 points (worth $40 in food or gasoline). I would expect she did it and that she has a certain amount of points to give away. Looking like someone who can play often and afford it plus has a great attitude (ie generous tipper but good social skills with the other players) will make them want to see you again, because you're bringing value.
It all depends on how you look at it. If I go to Las Vegas for three days and I lose $500, but I get a free room that would have cost me about the same amount of money, was I really a loser? I don't think so! I had some fun and it would have cost me that same amount of money to pay for the room. You just need to be careful that you don't gamble too much and overpay for your comps with big gambling losses! As a smart gambler I am able to avoid doing that and many other gamblers do the same.
Between 1990-1995 i stayed at the Stardust Hotel free all the time. They use to mail me 2-3 night stays in the mail. just call them and let them know you coming in town and you got a room. I also got free buffett comps. it was a fun time in my life.
This woman is awesome.
I love you Jean †Youâve helped my journey tremendously. Truly the Queen of Comps đ
It shouldn't matter how fast you play the machines, as long as you are actually playing and not just sitting there to get a free drink. However, you should always be sure to tip the cocktail server because they will be the person to decide if you should continue to get free drinks. I have heard of one trick to get a free drink without actually gambling. Go to the keno lounge and pick up some old keno receipts that you will see sitting around. Then sit in a chair and order a drink.
Shouldn't matter how fast you play the machines? I'm not concerned with free drinks, but I do care about getting comps if I'm putting a decent amount of money on the line(or through the machine in the case of slots). I'm sure you know you can play literally hundreds of spins, maybe even a thousand plus spins per hour on a slot machine. I mean there's no skill involved, you just press the damn button and hope not to lose too much money in the process of maybe getting lucky and hitting something big.
But more to my point, I play video poker, probably 700 - 800 hands an hour, conservatively 600. (I'm not sure what the average speed of play is, that is how many hands per hour). So just playing quarters, at max coin that's $1.25 a hand, multiply that by the number of hands per hour, let's just go with 600 to be conservative, 600 x $1.25 = $750. So in just two hours I've put $1,500 through the machine. I cannot remember the exact figures for the payback without the Royal Flush, but let's say negative 2.5% with optimal play, that means my expected loss is 2.5% of $1,500 or $37.50 And that will be significantly higher than someone who only plays even 500 hands per hour. And if I actually play 700 - 800 hands per hour(my training program has clocked me at playing nearly 1,000 hands per hour, I think it was 988) that difference would be even greater. So I would think the speed of play on a slot machine/VP machine absolutely matters, it is fundamental in accurately calculating how much money was gambled by the player.
Both Jean and I know all about full-pay deuces wild. However, that is not the subject of this video. The topic is "how to get more casino comps" and it is geared to people who want to know how they can better take advantage of the casino comping system. I mention vp machines that return more than 100% in my other video about video poker. You can watch it here - czcams.com/video/gLYQ3ZIowPA/video.html
I have found it easier and more convenient to charge my meals & shopping to my room by showing my key and then they take all/most of the charges (including room) off of my bill at the end of my stay when checking out.
Thats ok if you play a lot. Today I play only poker and dont get very much from the casino. But before I was a high roller on table games. I got everything free from the casino. International flights for me, my wife and my daughter. Free suites. Limo transport whereever I wanted. Shoppping in the casino shops. Food. Entrees to any Las Vegas show. Pay back if I lost. Anything you know was free. The difference is, before I lost a lot of money, now I win with only poker.
I love the part about losing $200 to get a $10 buffet.. when I was at the MGM in Maryland, I blew $300 and they gave me a free fancy cheeseburger! Most expensive cheeseburger of my life! đ€Łđ€Š
OK. I didn't realize that at the time I answered because your comment showed up in my inbox with no reference to it being about a previous post. You seem like a knowledgeable gambler who knows how to get the most value for your money when playing in a casino. Unfortunately, most people know very little about casino gambling and think just like the person you responded to.
the drinks are free....
Why do I always give them money for them
I learn something today!!
@ 13:45.....I would have to disagree. My theory on gambling is this... the house (Casino) hold the edge on every game that is offered on the casino floor. By virtue of the rules and the pay out they have a clear advantage. Can a player win at a casino? Yes they can but the odds are against them, so for my risk I want something in return. If I'm going to risk my money in a venture that clearly has a casino advantage then I want every comp I can get. A free room, free meals, free play etc. We all try to win money but chances are we won't so I'm playing for the comps, as many as I can get.
The best way to get more comps just ask the pit boss for a comp slip especially if you are losing.
You can log into your mlife account and click on "Get My Offers" to check for comps. That's where I always get mine.
only if you are going to the casinos affiliated with Mlife
That means another credit card and it's debt. May get you comps but it will cost you.
I think an average player would of know all this tips already.
13:45 is the funniest part ever lol!!!
Most table games DO have slots to put the players cards in now a days. Seems like most just send 5-10 bucks a month (excluding some out of the way ones like river boats) with a room once or twice a year (in horrid time periods usually). Thought this might explain how people can get 50-100 bucks in rewards play a month with very few points and betting 25-50 cents in low amounts.
I never been to Vegas but I get comps in the mail all the time.
Ooohhhh. I feel so dumb. Iâve been avoiding comps all these years because I thought comp meant competition and I get anxiety about competing against random people
What is the difference between an executive host and a director of player development ?
2 questions for you guys, if you were to get a players card could you use the same card for machine and table games? The other question is when you get a card is it REQUIRED to give the casino your address?Obviously they need your name. I donât want to worry about mailers or offers for fear of going to the casino and losing money as a result Iâd rather earn and use comps when Iâm there already. Just simple ones like small betting coupons or buffet comps
You would use the same players club card for table games and machines. You usually won't earn cashback for tables game play, only comps. They will require an address, but you can get a PO Box and use that instead of your home address.
Just give them a fake address
YES YOU CAN USE YOUR CARD FOR BOTH
Jesus, a 10 year old video telling us about comps in the 1970's
Hey, that's my old teacher Merla mcCormick!
i live in southern ca. i go to soboba indian casino, i usually play pennies,and nickels some times, in dec., they send a flyer with $80.00 free play,then a few days later they sent another $100.00 because it was my birthday month! so i got $180.00 in free play!!! not too bad i'd say
I love the hustle with the book.
so if i would play black jack on a table for know what comps i earned should i only talk to pit boss or even to the player's club desk? and can i receive mail offer if i live in europe?
thanks
Would someone get more comps for slot playing if they don't use the hotel comps?
Variance is a result of gambling whether you have an edge or not. This is why bankroll management is so important. Some days you lose, some days you win - but over time your edge or lack of edge will be realized. If you play an unbeatable game - you will lose money. If you deceive yourself into thinking you have an edge when you do not - you will lose money.
Beatable Games
Video Poker
Pai Gow Poker
Table Poker
Blackjack
Sports Betting
and other games at certain times and places
I read her books many years ago before heading to Vegas. Well, I reluctantly signed up for a players card specifically to get comps, but despite putting thousands of dollars through their slot machines(I played video poker, probably 700 hands per hour x $1.25 per hand, totaling $875 an hour, for about 5 hours, and I did that in one day) I got virtually nothing. When I went to the desk to see what I could get I came to realize they had information on me, they knew I hit a Royal Flush the previous day. They gave me $5 garden shears, completely worthless to me. It still bothers me to this day. Was I supposed to ask for a meal? I mean $875 x 5 = $4,375, so even at 1% back that would be $43.75, I would think that would cover a simple meal. The fact that I got lucky shouldn't matter.
Video Poker 700 hands isn't enough. Best game for comps is Roulette because it only accounts for house edge which is 5.6%.
I play $125 a spin so I get back around $84 in comps per hour so play for 3 1 hour sessions and I usually end up getting the suite comped and some match play.
Does anyone know how closely the casino keeps track of your table play. For example if I sit down to play $100 and have the dealer alert the pitboss I'm putting up $100 of play, is that $100 immediately credited like I had played $100 in a slot machine. If so, couldn't I really play only $50 at black jack, stop playing and cash in the remaining $50 but still be credited with the $100 originally turned in?
+Shay Clements You can get a better understanding of the casino comping system by watching this video - czcams.com/video/uNyPaPt5PqI/video.html
+Shay Clements You should be able to see how your points evolve by putting the card in a machine every now and then. Be careful because the comps are not all added up right away, so as to limit comp hustling.
If I was to go to Vegas and earn comp points over the course of a week would I have to spend them before I head back home or could I save them up between multiple trips to Vegas?
Each casino policy is different. If you are from out of town they will usually give you one year to redeem your points. If you are a local, it could be be shorter. The only way to be sure is to ask at the club or read their printed literature.
Thanks!
In the beginning I use to win all the time. $200, $1000, $400 ect,. I felt invincible. It was like getting free money. Than, I started to lose, $1000, $200 ect. Than, I started to chase losses. To this day I am scared to know my true net loss. It's like a dark secret of mine. Can anyone relate.
If you gamble in a casino you are always expected to lose in the long run. You can have some winning sessions, but ultimately, you will be a long-term loser and your loss is your cost for the "entertainment" you got from gambling. Try tracking your losses and also the benefits you get from the casino in return for your play. That will allow you to see what actual losses you are occurring. If you are not happy with the results, then you might try playing at a different casino that gives you better benefits, and that will help you to lower your overall losses. If that doesn't work for you, then you could try playing less money, or stop playing altogether. If you think you might have a gambling problem we also have a video on that subject that gives some practical advice - czcams.com/video/6DQdTaVCuPM/video.html and we also have a written article that includes a Gamblers Anonymous 20 question quiz to help determine if you might have a gambling problem: www.americancasinoguide.com/problem-gambling-help.html
The players club would be able to tell you the comps you earned for playing in the casino. If you were gambling at a European casino I assume they would send you offers, either by postal mail, or e-mail. If you were playing at a U.S. casino I doubt they would sne you offers by postal mail.
I ran into Jean "the queen of comps" scott at a 100 play video poker machine at the palms and she told me she was stuck over 1k for the day. lol
Stuck over 1k for the day??? You mean she LOST $1,000 on the day? If that's the case then she better get some good comps, she definitely earned them.
I always wasted my points. Funny. I thought they would email me comped rooms and stuff, if i earned them. I did not know I was supposed to approach them and ask what i get.
If you stick with one resort, use your player's card and play often enough, they will mail you comp offers every quarter without asking.
Barns & Nobel in Hederson told me the book is out of print. wanted to get 3 copies.
The large edition of the book is sold out, but we are still selling the smaller edition of the book, which only contains the coupons - www.americancasinoguidebook.com/product/2019-american-casino-guide-app-edition
If it was all about gambling I can go to a casino and hour away from me. But its not, its about being in Las Vegas! Seeing everything that they have to offer, is always fun. I gamble a little just out of tradition. Like Clark Griswold once said "There's a lot to do, There's a lot to do!".
I love free american casino comps !
Take a shot every time she says comps
+duchesneeagle already getting more drinks than in Vegas
Iâm hammered
Isnât that is what the video is about?
OK
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Do you need to ask for a meal comp?
Should a professional gambler/advantage player sign up and try to get comps?
I would think they wouldn't want the extra scrutiny, and they are there to win money and not comps, but personally I'd take whatever I can get, nobody wins all the time, not even the best players in the world, and a meal comp would save a few bucks potentially affecting the bottom line.
If you're handed a hand pay jackpot hand like a royal flush on a video poker machine. Before you hit deal and see the lights saying " call attendant ", pull your card out before hitting deal. Hand pay jackpots lower your comps.
Why would a person pull his or her card out if it lowers the comps he or she receives?
+r93 lowers them meaning that you get less
+r93 The reason you would do that is because the hand pay jackpot will not show up on your play sheet. When you win hand pay jackpots your comps will be reduced.
+BRAGGING RIGHTS I know. I always leave my card in.
whats the name of that multi-hand video poker game?
For a minute there, I thought that was Jean Stapleton......... Edith!!!!!!!
ok lets get this right,you put 40 dollars on a roulette table,you lose,but the pitboss gives you a free meal? Why not buy a 10 dollar meal and then lose 30 dollars then get another free meal off the pitboss
Ive lost $900....what are my comps?
$3.13 mam... $3.13
Ask the pit boss for a meal.
DRINKS ARE NOT FREE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TIP
We have another video titled "Gambling and Taxes" Maybe you should watch that one too? You can avoid giving the casino your name and address when you play, but you will defibitely have to give it to them if you win a payout of $1,200, or more, on any electronic gaming machine. If you don't give it to them, they won't pay you.
I'm planning a trip to Vegas, do you know if that $1,200 figure has remained the same as of 2018, or has it gone up?
ASCiim .. good
Spose if someone's handing something out, you might as well be there to take it.
but they dont tell you that you have to lose a LOT first to earn those comps... basicly you pay that stuff 3 or 4 times over !!!
My reply was certainly not to you but the person above who posted "
SMART GAMBLER IS AN OXIMORON"
It's all a complicated scam.
I can't take it. Guessing they got good info but their videos are exciting as watching paint dry. Tried like three times to watch their videos and just can't do it lol
they usually only comp you a few percent
Nice vid :-)
show us how to talk to the pit boss, hes the one that comps you right?
Call the pit boss over say this I lost a few hundred dollars do you think that I could please get a comp to where you want to go. If they give you a comp say thank you very much.
Ppl complaining about getting free shit lol when they told me 5 nights free on a 10 day stay I loved my free shit .... Nowhere can u get comps like the best hosts in the world , Casinos
Steve Bourie?
I think you spelt Boring wrong.
+twitchster77 Twitchster77? I think you spelt Dipshit77 wrong.
americancasinoguide
Awwww...I hurt your itsy feelers? lol :)
+twitchster77 Some people post intelligent comments, while others, such as yourself are trolls.
americancasinoguide
:)
+americancasinoguide kudos to you. great reply!
she make money from books more than gambling
FREE?? You paid for those comps with your soul!! Lol..
LMAOOOOO
lose 1000,and you might get a six inch subway.
You might end up taking a 12 incher to make that money back
TM3000 best response on CZcams. You win the internet.
SMART GAMBLER IS AN OXIMORON
Comps seem to really be based upon your willingness and desire to lose your money at their gambling joint. Plus give up your first born child.
I`m always a cheap gambling person never spend more than you have that's my rule should be your too.
+Gayla Aucoin No Shit!
+Gayla Aucoin The good thing is to have a bankroll and to replete it every now and then. Separate it from your regular bankroll, the one you use to pay your bills and groceries. The worst thing to do is to go without a limit and to hit the ATM every now and then.
never spend more than u have. for instance, if u own a house and thats it, do not bet more than ur house
Ask for a dinner comp.
Whom should I ask? At the players club counter?
r93 I usually just ask the pit boss after a while. As long as they see you playing for a good bulk of time, they'll comp a lot of things
CountryKid38
cool!
CountryKid38 cool! Thanks!
this lady takessss wayyyyy tooo long to explain every simple details
el_ey_ex that's every video on this channel
Point me to the casino giving out free drinks. Damn casinos in Missouri are stingy.
Just go to any casino in Nevada or New Jersey!
I am afraid you are ignorant about gambling. A person of normal intelligence and memory can have an edge against the house in video poker every day of the week in both Las Vegas and Reno.
Google the words -full pay deuces wild- if you doubt it.
True, payback is over slightly over 100%, I believe it's like 100.78% or something like that, but that assumes perfect play, and that means someone has to learn and practice perfect playing. And that is not something that the "average person" of normal intelligence and memory does. The average person goes and throws their money, plays their hunches, and casts their fate to the wind, it's what they call gambling.
But that aside, what's more important is that the positive payout is the long-term average and it includes hitting the Royal Flush, something which happens on average only once in every 40,000 hands when playing optimal strategy. And that's only the average, you could go longer without hitting a Royal Flush. If I remember right, I think you need to go through 5 cycles of 40,000 hands to have a 95% chance of hitting a Royal Flush(that means you could lose a lot of money in the process) So the average gambler who is in Vegas for only 2-4 days is not likely to play enough to hit the Royal Flush. I'm not sure, I haven't looked at the numbers in some time, but I believe the Royal Flush accounts for about 2% of the payback or something like that, so in the short term even a 100+ percent payback game will have a negative expectation.
@@mydogskips2 I think I could teach the average college graduate in a single afternoon to play Full Pay Deuces wild machines to an advantage over the house. Not to the full 100.76% but to well over 100.00%. It is NOT that hard at all. People are just too lazy. Any who thinks "smart gambler is an oxymoron" is simply ignorant or an oxymoron without the prefix.
Go catch fish than playing slots
casinos desperately need you but you don't need them.leave them alone, ban them all then laugh at them. .
thanks comp freak lol
I would love to hear a Bible instructional, based on the teaching of Jesus Christ and living the word
Here you go, watch this video - czcams.com/video/vg1U8ib4Zs4/video.html In the video, Steve Bourie, author of the American Casino Guide, interviews Colin Jones, co-founder of a Christian blackjack card counting team that won more than $3 million. The team was the subject of a documentary movie called: "Holy Rollers - The True Story of Card Counting Christians."
this lady advice is not the greatest......like dont use your card everytime...only use it when you bet big, dont use it if you are only going to play a couple hours, and dont visit the same casino too frequent.....all this will make your Free Play offers that much more.....its all about the avg bet and length of time you gamble.....