Q: When you talk about staying at the Palazzo we assume you are comped.  We called and it is almost $329 - $400 per night, which is out of our budget range.  We were wondering how many points per day you need to get a suite comped?  We are dollar VP players and wonder if we played there, would we have a chance of getting comped. 

A: Yes, we are comped there. And the answer to this question, like so many others, is “It depends.” There is no specific answer that would fit everyone all the time. It depends on what game you play and how long you play it. It depends on the time of year and whether the hotel needs warm bodies that might give them some play in the casino during slow times.   My best suggestion for you is to get the book More Frugal Gambling. I spend 84 pages there telling you how to get comps. One that will help a lot of people who are on a small budget is NOT to choose the fanciest/newest mega resort. You will get more comps by being a big fish in a small pond rather than a minnow in the ocean. 

Q: We are going to be in Vegas March 27-April 2. Any chance you will be making any public appearance during those dates? My wife and I are big fans of yours and would love to see you at an event like this. 

A: All our public appearances are listed on my Web site. Right now all that is scheduled is the one on March 9 at Palace Station. However, if you happen to see Brad and/or me in a casino, please feel free to stop and say hi! 

Q: I'm signed up for your e-mail alerts.  I've been receiving 4 or 5 copies of a single e-mail recently.  Can anything be done to fix it? 

A: Hopefully it is already fixed, but computer gremlins are hard to kill off! 

Q: What is appropriate to tip a casino host?  How do I get the maximum out of my host without being a pain in the backside?  How much impact does the denomination you play have on host services, if any? 

A: Oh, dear! Here we go again – it took me a whole chapter – 31 pages – to cover the “care and feeding of a host” in More Frugal Gambling. This is not a question I can answer in a sentence or two. Sorry!

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