Originally Posted by AndrewG View Post
Thank you for the information that it takes $109 of coin in at the better video poker games at Boyd just to earn one tier credit. This means I need $109 of coin in to get a free breakfast or lunch buffet on certain promotion days. The buffet has a price of about $8-11 and now I see it's not worth it.

Another problem with Boyd is that I found table game action is not added to your account sometimes for days, weeks or even months.

I am not exaggerating when I say months.

I have been told that it is not uncommon for a table game player to have the lowest level card for months then suddenly get a notification that they're now Onyx which is the second highest level after Titanium.
Overall, Boyd and others no longer give much to table player. High stakes play maybe, if they have determined you are a losing player.

Alan (Andrew), I assume your comments are based on craps of which you play, which is a -EV game. For blackjack it works a little differently. Boyd and every other casino assigns a skill "classification". I forget the exact terms told to me by a pit friend, but it is usually 3 or 4 different classifications based on skill, ranging from bad or losing player to advantage player.

And based on that classification, players playing the exact same betting levels and time will earn very different ratings and comps. VERY different. And for players determined to be advantage players, reduced or no comps are often the first counter-measure they see. Often they don't even realize why.