I received my second 'play restriction' for lack of a better term in the past couple weeks for this year. The first was widely discussed, so I am not going to rehash that. This one not as severe, but still different than the probably 60-70 (maybe even slightly more) polite backoffs I have received in my 14 years of play in Vegas.
I was told I was done playing blackjack. It wasn't made clear if this was for that day and temporary (backoff) or more permanent. BUT I was also told I must leave the casino and actually escorted across the floor and out the front door. Since I was not read the trespass act, nor was there any mention of me not allowed to return, I view this as nothing more than a backoff, just with a little bit of intimidation tactic thrown in for good measure. I do worry a little bit that should I return at a later time, they may claim they told me I could not return. We will see.
Ordinarily 2 actions of this kind would be a very good year for me. Something feels different about these encounters this year. The tone. That "polite back off", that I have become so familiar with during my time in Vegas, has been missing from these actions. Small sample size, which is why I would love to hear anyone else's experiences in this area, of course recognizing there aren't many APs playing a lot of blackjack these days.
And I would like to conclude with an even broader question. Since there are APs doing many different things on this forum. Do non-table game AP's get "backed off"? Has anyone ever been told you can play any other game but not video poker? Or any slot AP been told you can play anything else, but no more slots? I have never heard anyone mention this. Or is the "backoff" limited to blackjack and table games?