Casino Hosts and Player Ratings

A casino host can handle your room, show, and dining reservations. You can get the best seats, the best suite, the most expensive meal. The host can comp the entire package and top it off with a basket of fruit or champagne when you arrive.

The only thing you must do is play at a certain level for a specified length of time. $500 per hand, six hours per day for three days would be nice. A floor person will monitor your action.

If you play for lower stakes, let's say $25 per hand and only four hours per day, the comps will have less value. $5 per hand for exactly one hour probably won't get you a trip to the buffet. The casino wants a shot at your money and they will comp you to get it. Here's a simplified comp formula.

Average Bet x Hours Played x Bets Per Hour

= Total Amount Wagered

Total Amount Wagered x House Edge

= Expected Total House Win

Let's say your game is blackjack and you intend bet $25 per hand at least six hours every day for three days. The host doesn't know that you read this side, so she thinks you'll lose two percent of your total wagers. Her formula would look like this.

$25 x 18 x 60 = $27,000

$27,000 x 2% = $540

$540 is how much the casino thinks it will probably win from you over the weekend. Anything could happen, but this is the average. You'll be camped a portion of $540, usually about 30 percent.

A casino host

A casino-oriented player

Pit bosses and slot supervisors

a comp system