I think playing without a Player's Card is stupid.

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If you want to play unrated because of potential negative attention from Casinos after winning too much, I've got a radical idea. Lose more than you win with the Player's Card inside and play without the card when you are winning. It's the perfect balance as you get perks after losing and get more money when you are winning and don't have the Casino asking you uncomfortable questions..It's a win win situation.

But if you are knowing you are going to lose and can play on the card, why place that bet/wager to begin with? Advantage Players will never place a bet if they know it is negative. You're not typically going to get more in comps than what you lose. The casino has that much figured out.

I spent some time in a regional casino. I used my card and got the 3rd tier. (4th is highest, 5th requires invite) I realized it'd actually be fairly easy to get the highest rank you need uninvited and only give up $400 in EV. I am getting an offer for a free room and that's like my biggest expense anyway. One free room doesn't pay for the effort/time it takes to travel. Anyway, I am rambling. I pretty much expected my gambling to be negative but I found some stuff there that kept my losses down. I will see if they ever offer me more than 1 night. It seems like the offers are getting better. Wagered $200 video bj hands for some time and ran good and played some $5 VP. I'm hoping they'll send me offers for more than 1 night at a time. Realistically that's the most I'm going to get. I'm also going to turn my points into free play next time. No point in "saving" them and having them disappear for some reason.

Lots of people play money they know they are going to lose for the Comps. Remember that song by Fred Durst? "I did it all for the Nookie?" Replace the word "Nookie," with "Comps," and there you go. A guy even said something like, "I hope I lose so that I'll get showered with Comps." LOL.

So yes if you are gambling at a casino and expect to lose and aren't trying to hide your play then you should play on a card. There are times when people have valid reasons for not playing on a card. (Sometimes I don't feel it is even worth my time or I don't want to lower my average bet size if I am just min betting at a table or something) I'm not an expert on any of this though but there are "reasons" to not use a card. Those are exceptions and the people in those situations will understand it.