David McKee, in a recent Stiffs & Georges post, referred to “sweating comps.” This is a new term to me. Could you define it?
Happy to.
In gambling parlance, “sweating” something means to be attentive and concerned. When applied to a casino or casino bosses, the implication is usually that of undue concern, as in, "That joint really sweats the money," or "That boss sweats any bet over $25."
When applied to a player, it's usually a sports bettor who "sweats a game," meaning he watches a game he's bet on all the way through because he has money on it. "Man, Frankie sweats every game he bets."
The term "sweat bet" means making a small bet for fun. "Did you bet the game?" "Yeah, I made a little sweat bet."
David McKee was referring to problems at the now-closed Lucky Dragon casino when he wrote, "A reputed policy of sweating comps can’t have helped." In this case, it means that the casino was worried about giving out too many comps to players, a policy that has been cited as turning off potential customers and contributing to the downward spiral that led the Dragon (hard to call it “Lucky” anymore) into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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