I have been playing at a Station Casinos property but am getting bored with what they have to offer. I play video poker 8 hours per day for three days straight, with about $13,000 coin in per hour and thus about $100,000 coin in per day and $300,000 per 3-day trip. I haven't played on the Strip in a long time so I'm not sure what I'm worth to the big casinos. I'm looking for a free stay in a very nice suite, free fine dining for my wife and me, and maybe even free airfare from the West Coast. Am I being realistic? Thanks in advance for your responses!
BTW, I play 98.9% deuces wild.
banananose_89117,
I know that my play doesn't transfer. I meant; how much can I expect if I go to a Strip casino and play at my normal duration and level?
Jack,
Thanks for your response. I have yet to find dollar 5-play FPDW anywhere. Or even $5 single play FPDW. Please tell me where I can find these.
Video Poker comps vary not just by casino but also by the type of game you play.
Increasingly, video poker comps are lower for full pay or near full pay games. Even though 9/6 Jacks or Better (9 to 1 for full house and 6 to 1 for flush and bet returned if pair of Jacks or higher) is not 100%+, many casinos have degraded comps for these games.
If you play one of the worst paytables such as 6/5 Jacks or Better such as at Harrah's then you should get full comps. However, you pay a steep price for those comps since the difference between 9/6 and 6/5 is about 4 1/2 percentage points.
Your comp rate might be as high as .003% or maybe just .001% or somewhere between $300-$900 for your 3 days not including casino host discretion which has been mostly taken away from them over the years. However, given the downturn and your decent level of play, I would still ask casino hosts for full RFB anyway.
If your wife plays and uses your card, you can get the concentrated benefit of play. Also, there are sometimes promotions for 2X, 5X, etc. points so I would check for those. If you are friendly to your casino host, they might try harder to bend their comp rules for you but as I said before, their discretion is being stripped away by the bean counters.
I think you can get a fair amount of what you want but maybe not all. However, there are deals for hotel rooms and air fare so a return flight (booked through the casinos' travel agent with a return stay at an undetermined rate) is not out of the question if you ask.