Maximize Your Comps

Okay, so you have joined the club, you use your card at the slots and at the tables. Now, let's increase your points by 200 to 500 per cent. How? Read on.

First the multiple card strategy. This is very basic, if you play two machines at once, have a card in each machine. If you and your wife (travelling companion) both gamble, don't get two players accounts. Get one account, and concentrate all your points in that one. Have your wife play with your extra card. The same goes if you are travelling with friends or family, get them to use one of your cards.

Occasionally, even strangers will help you build up points. If you are playing beside someone who is not using a card, strike up a conversation. Ask them if you can insert your card in their machine. The worst they can say is no. A variation of this technique is to simply leave your card in a machine. Sometimes people will just start to play without noticing.

Besides these methods, the casinos themselves often provide double triple, as much as 5x slots days to boost their business during slack days and hours. Click here for a list of current slot bonus days.

There is another trend among casinos that could be a great boon to casino players. Harrah's casinos are now issuing and honoring one slot card for ALL their branded properties. In other words, a slot card issued Harrah's Las Vegas can be used at Harrah's Tunica and visa versa. If you travel a lot, and like to gamble around the country, you have to join Harrah's slot club.

Various methods have been advanced for stretching your comps at the tables. These include: betting heavy when the pit boss is looking, taking long rest room breaks etc. I really don't agree with these because it puts the player in the position of gambling just for the comps, a risky and expensive proposition. My advice is simply to make sure they know you are there and that the proper personnel are recording your play.