Alan/Dan/all:
I'll try to address everything, including some of the relevant details I may have left out - which I may not have deemed relevant until now (after reading your questions.)
1) I have won a significant amount on this trip, no doubt about it. What seems to be missing from my profile (when accessed by CET hosts/staff) is my losses. I typically have the EXACT opposite experience when being rated. In my home market, I often play marathon sessions (6-8 hours at $100 a hand) and am rarely rated properly. There are also times when I play for hours at $25/hand. I like to play heavily between last call and first call - I play with a group of regulars during this time of day. The pit bosses/dealers tend to be more relaxed during these hours, the play is serious yet leisurely and we all know one another. I SHOULD ALWAYS pay better attention to my rating but I don't. It doesn't hurt me until I play elsewhere, players in LV are so hyper aware of status/rating that it almost makes the game much more business like and a lot less leisurely. Regardless, I guess when it comes down to it, it is ALL BUSINESS. That said, during this trip, I have also given back a lot of $. I always do. I purposely wired home what I WAS NOT willing to spend nor lose. To that end, it was my decision early in my trip to not bankrupt myself nor risk more than what I felt comfortable risking. Caesar's still has gotten more than $20000 from me (after all said and done) in the last few weeks. I did not include earlier the fact that I won $1100 and $1800 slot jackpots at Bally's. I gave every penny of both back at the BJ tables within 8 hours. And gladly - I expected to spend that $ on BJ.
2) This is worth mentioning: I am NOT a comp genius. I sheepishly admit this but I am actually quite naïve and am just really learning how others maximize their comps. To be truthful: I spend a lot of money, I earn a lot of points. Working the system and calculating shortcuts to gain points is too much work. I am going to spend the money no matter what. The status means very little to me. Sure, it is nice to be able to tell people I am 7 Stars. It is also kind of shameful when I think about all of the other things I could have/may have done with the time, energy and money spent to attain the status. The status means very little if the service received with such status is non-existent. I don't think anyone can argue that point.
3) My bank....is actually my credit union. While this is a personal detail and while frankly should be irrelevant, it is worth mentioning. Also worth mentioning is the fact that just before I left home, I had extensive identity theft. The result of which, was my decision to travel light, to place a fraud alert on all 3 credit bureaus and to use front money via wire. I do not and REFUSE to use casino credit/check writing. I have never had nor will I use a marker. I am certain with the onset of the use of Certegy mixed with my fraud alert, that a personal check may not be honored and so I left my checkbook at home. Again, I am traveling extensively and chose to minimize my load. I use NavFed. I felt bringing a card with a $50000 limit and a debit card would more than suffice. I also felt that having my cards to show the front desk/host office) would support my story. Even if the cards could not be authorized, the fact I have them with me should have more than supported what has occurred. As for NavFed, I could start an entire new thread over my thoughts on their security practices. I thought the reaction of the fraud department was over the top - especially due to the fact that I had informed them that I was traveling.....but it is water under the bridge. I can't undo it, so why discuss it? All I can do at this point is hope that my cards find me or at worst, straighten out the cards once I am home.
There are more details. I need coffee.....I am heading downstairs (at Paris) for an espresso and will provide more, shortly. For the time being, see photos attached, chips/$ porn....hopefully add to my cred a bit, in case there was any remaining doubt.
Kindly,
"Kilgore" AKA "TexasDolly"
"Play Your Cards....Don't Let Your Cards Play You."
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