Host questions

We will be staying at Sam's Town the first week in October. We have stayed there for years and are average players. We get offers for free rooms and some comps. What are the advantages to having a host, and how do I go about meeting one, while we are there?

Many average players have host, they can get you comp rooms on dates that your offers don't cover, upgrades, limos, food & beverage comps, tournaments etc.

During your first day stop by the host office, often called VIP office, ask to speak to a host and have them check your play during your stay. On your last day stop by again and talk to the host who can then tell you whether you qualify. There is no negatives to having a host and they can make casino trips easier. Remember don't be bashful asking a host or casino for perks, you will get more in the end.

Does your play at all the Boyd casino change how the host views your play? The reason I ask, is we play at Blue Chip in Michigan City, IN (near our home) and it is a Boyd casino. We also will play at other Boyd casinos while we are in LV. OR should we just play at Sam's Town?

The host that you first talk to will look at your play on the computer and see all of your Boyd play, it will help him evaluate you. Don't change your play, have fun then ask for the comps you deserve.
A good host and a good players club will reward a player who gives action to several of their properties.

The Host looks at your play to determine your comps.

Most casinos expect $1 play for 4 hours per day to comp RFB.

Table play seems to be getting smaller and smaller comps vs the same $ play on slots.

For higher slot play, you will get more perks, invitations to special events otherrs are not invited to.

Remember that lower denomination slots pay less %back to the player than higher denominations.

There is usually a host on duty in the back of the BConnected booth at Sam's LV. You can ask to speak to the host on duty and introduce yourself and ask what ever questions you have about what you might receive for your level of play. The advantage to going to the booth on a day/time you usually play, is that you will usually find a host that is on duty during the times you are there. For example, if you are a morning person, and you go to the both in the morning, that host will likely work early hours, vs randomly picking a host who you might find works days/hours that you are normally not there.

I personally don't see the list of advantages to be as great as stated above. For instance, if you are playing at a level where a host will host you, then you are already getting comp rooms for every night, and tournament invites. You pretty much confirm that in your question (you are getting rooms and comps already).

As far as the $1 for 4 hours. That is a general guideline that I don't see applying these days. It all comes down to your theoretical loss. You can play a machine that has a higher theoretical loss, and put in much less coin in, yet get the same offers/comps as someone playing much more at a full pay VP machine with a low theoretical loss. There are MANY variables, not just $1 for 4 hours.

As far as playing at mutiple Boyd locations... don't play more than one location on the same day, because each of the locations will count that as a day of play. You are always better off playing in one place over two in a day. If you want to play at another Boyd place, consider playing there on a day you aren't staying at Sam's.

Since you are not new to Sam's LV, I see your out of state play as having no impact on your comps in LV, with the exception of your card level (Emerald, etc). A host is not going to comp you a meal in Billy Bob's based on your out of state play when you already have play history at Sam's LV.

Thank you for all your input. We are looking forward to another trip to LV and will take your advice.

Next time you are at the Blue Chip stop into the VIP room next to the slot club and talk to a host. They are very nice and easy to talk to. There are lots of things they have done for us for many years but we had to reach out to them 1st.

I encourage people to walk a very fine line when it comes to getting comps.

Players should play whatever they normally will play and then see what (if anything) that their play warrants.

Aiming just to get comps can end up being a very costly exercise since you might play for more money or a longer time than you originally intended to.

And yes, for factors that casinos look at in players play, at least nowadays, casinos are definitely looking a lot more at a combination of what your theoretical value is to them, exactly which game with what pay schedule that you play on but also with how much you are betting per hand/spin as well as how long you play for and some casinos on top of all of this also look to see whether the player has recently won or lost.

If the player has lost, s/he is more likely to get more out of the casino as opposed to if the player has won from them.

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