Slots Clubs

Now that your bankroll is secure and you are ready to get a 90% to 95% return on your slots play, you are ready to go over the 100% return mark. The casino provides the means, you just have to take advantage of it.

All you have to do is JOIN THE SLOTS CLUB and USE YOUR CARD EVERY TIME YOU PLAY. Every casino has a slots club or players club. The casino looks on the players club as one of its major marketing efforts. The procedure for joining is simple. Just ask any employee where the player's club booth is. The person manning the booth will fill out a membership card for you and ask for some photo ID. You will be issued a credit card sized player's card in your name. It is now time to invoke the first rule of maximizing your comps, "Obtain an additional players card". Just ask for one, if the employee balks, tell them that you like to play two machines at once. Players cards are disposable. They will issue you another one or two just for asking so don't worry if you lose one.

When you go to a slots machine, insert your card in the card reader. Make sure that the card is accepted. You are now connected to the players club computer which will track your play. All you have to do now is to go about your normal play. The reason you got two cards is that many people gamble with a partner. Give the extra card to your partner and you will rack up double the amount of points. This is a much better method than both of you joining the club with separate accounts. There are other reasons for the greedy and unscrupulous to get an extra card, which I will cover later.

Collecting your comps is just as easy as earning them. When you are ready to collect, just go over to the players club booth, present your card, and ask if you have anything coming. The employee will check your account on the players club computer and tell you what you are entitled to. If you have a comp coming, they will issue it on the spot, usually a free buffet, or two, or a credit at a casino restaurant. Some casinos have prize books that catalog the prizes. Instead of a price for each comp, the catalog will quote a certain number of points that are needed, for example 1,000 points for a room or 200 points for a buffet breakfast. The employee will tell you how many points you have and it is a simple matter of choosing your comp out of the catalog.

The most technologically advanced casinos have taken a further step and automated the comps reward procedure. These venues have installed comps kiosks that look and work just like ATM's. Instead of dollars in a bank account, however, these machines are tied into your comps account. You insert your players card, tap in your PIN and the comp kiosk will tell you what comps, or cash back, you are entitled to. At that point you can ask for a meal comp of, say $50, and the machine will print it up for you. Just trundle off to the buffet with your comp and chow down.