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you've asked for comps, or asked to be watched in
the hope of getting chomped, the casino will select
someone to watch your action. That someone will
probably be a floorman in a gambling pit. If you're
playing blackjack, the floorman will be assigned
to the pit you're playing in, and you should stay
there if possible. If one table seems bad, go to
another table in the same pit. If you want to move
to another part of the casino, let the floorman
know you're doing this, rather than just leaving.
When you get to another pit in the casino, tell
the floorman there that you were playing at a different
pit where you were being rated as a player. He or
she will make a call to the previous pit and speak
to the floorman there, and your rating will continue:
But just what do these casino personnel rate?
They generally break your action down into three
First they'll note the time you start playing. Then
they'll, the average bet you are making. And finally,
they'll put the time you stop gambling. Note that
I said they study average bet. No one expects you
to make the same bet and over again. Gamblers run
in streaks, no matter what of luck they're experiencing.
Gamblers like to play the rush; that is, when they're
winning, they like to press up or in their bets.
Conversely, when losing, they tend to lower bets.
This is understood by casino personnel. As we keep
mentioning, they are flexible when assessing gamblers.
A player test the waters with $50 bets, then start
plunking down wagers. If he gets on a rush of winning
bets, he may $500. All this is taken into consideration
by the person watching his action.
On the other hand, a player may start off horribly
and recover. Within an hour he's been wiped out.
Let's took a marker for $3,000 and lost it all in
that short s time. He stops betting and retreats
like a wounded his room or the pool or wherever
he can get some mind and recoup his energy. The
casino observer is noting, and the fact that he
only played for one hour instead of won't be held
against him.
Suppose, however, that another player has a terrific
streak at the outset of play. Everything goes his
way keeps pressing his bets. At the end of one hour
he's $10,000 and he calls it a day. Well, he didn't
give the casino the action they really wanted, which
was for four hours. On top of it all, the casino
bankroll has been depleted by $10,000. Will this
player's comps end? No way. He'll be more and more,
any enticement to keep his warm body at hotel. The
casino wants its money back, and casino 0 figure
that if he plays long enough, all the winnings returned
to the casino's money trays. They don't want leave
and play somewhere else. That would be a minor disaster.
If the player goes to another casino and loses all
the money he won there, the first casino is still
out $10,000, with no to recoup it. On top of everything
else, by taking away his comps, they're alienating
a big bettor who probably won't return to their
casino. So, big winner or big loser, the casino
wants you to stay at its hotel and gamble in its
casino. Casino personnel will be as flexible as
they can; they'll stretch that rubber band all the
way to make sure you keep gambling at their place. |
