Originally Posted by
Alan Mendelson
Rob, we had that problem before, The thread has been re-opened. Thanks.
But this is a good topic to stand on its own, so let's continue this discussion here.
Most of us are not professionals. And while I do not add "coffee cups" and "towel sets" as part of the "return" when playing, I certainly put a value on the free-play that I earn plus cash-value items such as gas cards and department store gift cards. And yes, I would use those to offset losses and to add to wins.
I do have to question -- again -- your statement about being stopped from playing at two large Strip casinos. Wasn't it you who said he never -- repeat: never -- heard of an advantage video poker player being blocked from a casino because they couldn't beat the casino? Yet, you were blocked? I would think that even with your average win of a little under $100,000 per year (which frankly is not much, Rob) would be nothing more than the pimple on the butt of the casino.
Heck, on my last trip to Caesars a craps player took them for four million dollars in one session. Why would they bother with you winning just under a hundred thousand dollars a year? That's not pennies to the casino... its fractions of a penny to the mega casinos on the Strip.
And again, you don't have to have a player's card for the casino to know you're there. Everytime you get a W2G they know you're there. The slot personnel know who you are. Security knows who you are. The eye in the sky and facial recognitiion software knows who you are.
With or without a player's card, they will know you are there. So you might as well play with one.