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I'm going to explain how to take advantage a Players Club benefits at
casinos
now before we begin I do need to mention
that I will only be dealing with benefits that can be earned from playing gaming
machines such as slots and video poker
if you wanna know how to get benefits for playing table games
then be sure to watch my other YouTube video titled
casino comps how the system works but if you're a slot player
or video poker player then you're in the right place to learn
how to get players club benefit for your play so let's get started
whenever you visit a casino you should always join the Players Club before you
start playing
any machines joining is always free and the process is quite simple
just go to the registration desk present an ID
and will be issued a plastic card which is similar to a credit card
some casinos will give you a gift or Fri machine credits just for joining
and as a club member you'll be on the casinos mailing last
and you're probably receive some good money saving offers in the mail
plus many casinos offer discounts to their club members on hotel rooms meals
and gift shop purchases once you have a card when you walk up to a machine
you'll see a small slot but you should insert it before you start to play
card will then be used to track how much money you play
and then based on the amount you put through you will earn free benefits back
from the casino
in the form of cash and/or cops the word compass is short for complimentary such
as free rooms free food free shows
or anything else the casino will give you for free course the more you gamble
the more comparable earn
but you really only want our comp for gaming that you're going to do
anyway and never risk losing any extra money
casinos usually won't give you cash back for playing the table games
but virtually all casinos will give you cash back for playing their
machines did not return is calculated as a percentage of the money you put
through the machine
and a basically varies from as low as point of 5 percent
to as high as 1 percent this means that for every one hundred dollars you play
for machine
you'll earn a cash to repay have anywhere from 5 cents
up to one dollar this may not seem like a great deal of money
but it can add up very quickly additionally
some casinos will sometimes have promotions where they offer two times
three times
or even up to 10 times points for specific time periods
any point will accumulate much more quickly usually a casino would tell you
how many points you need in order to earn a certain amount of cash
such as 500 points equals five dollars but many
won't tell you how much cash you have to put through machine in order to turn a
one-point
this can make it difficult to compare players got benefits for different
casino
but there is a way to figure it out on your own just insert your card and play
only one dollar at a time
as soon as you see a point added to your card
start counting how many dollars have to play through the machine
until another point is added want you know this number
you can then calculate the cash back percentage sup
let's say you see that you need to put two dollars and earn one point
and as in our previous example 500 points equals five dollars in cash back
therefore you can calculate that you need to play one thousand dollars to a
slot machine turned five dollars
which is equal to a cash-back great one-half of one percent
and you can now compare this to the rated other casinos to see where your
play
well earned the best cash back
an important thing to note about cashback is that the vast majority of
casinos
to offer a lower cash rebate on their video poker machines
than they do on their slot machines generally in the raids about 1/2 what
the casino normally pays on its slot machines
the reason for that reduce trade is that video poker is a game of skill
and knowledgeable players can achieve a greater return on video poker games
than they could on slots since the casinos make less money on video poker
they've reduced their cash rebates accordingly
another point to make about cash rebate is that not all clubs
will allow you to get your cash back immediately in atlantic city for example
virtually all the casinos will send about her to your home address
but you must bring back to the casino usually within 90 days
to receive your cash so you should
always make it a point ask if your cashback from the sock club
is available immediately if not you may find yourself being male the voucher
that is worthless to you
if you can't make it back to the ACA si no in time to get your cash
and if your cashback is available immediately
it's usually a good idea to redeem it at the end of your stay
rather than saving it for a future trip because most casinos
to automatically erase your point if they aren't redeemed within a certain
time period
such as ninety days six months or year
one final point to No about cashback is that it will actually be given to you in
the form a free play
rather than actual cash it'll have to be played through a machine before being
cast out
for example let's say you are given a fifty dollars in free play
generally you take your player's club card any slaughter video poker machine
in the casino
inserted into the machine put in your PIN number
and then the freeplay can be downloaded as credits on the machine
you then have fifty dollars in credit on a machine but it can't be immediately
cashed out
instead you have to play the entire fifty dollars through the machine
at least one-time and whatever's leftover is yours to keep
while not every casino slot club will give you back cash
it is standard for every slot club to allow you our incomes for your machine
play
once again comp to short for complimentary is it means various things
and you can get for free
of course the cops you learn is based on the amount of money you put to the
machines
but it is usually at a higher level than you would turn for cash back
after all the real cost to a casino for a fifteen dollar meal is much less than
giving back fifteen dollars in cash
so the casinos can afford to be more generous
when it comes to casino com policies they basically fall into one of three
categories
some casinos and clubs that allow you to redeem your points for either cash at
one rate
or cards at a reduced rate that will cost you fewer points
in these clubs for example you might have a choice a redeeming your one
thousand point for either ten dollars in cash
or twenty dollars in cups another option is for the
casino to set a redemption schedule for each particular Cup
for example practices 800 points lunches 1200 point
and interest 1600 points these are popular programs because players know
exactly what is required to earn their cup
at the other extreme is the practice of some casinos
to base their comp when your total machine play but not to tell you exactly
what's required to achieve
at these casinos you'll earn cash back at a set schedule
but you never quite know what you need to earn a cup
you just have to go to the Players Club presenter card
and ask if you can get a cop such as a perfect the staff and either give it to
you
or they will say you need more plan your cart before the condition you
that food cup and which casinos have the best players clubs
well that would really depend on what's most important to you
if you're visiting from out of town you would probably wanna Players Club
that's more generous with room comp so you could save money on your
accommodations
however if you're going to be playing at a casino near home
you might be interested in which casino offers the best cashback great
and food cops' whatever the situation
be sure to give the most ever play to the casino it offers the best benefits
for you
and once again just be careful to never risk extra money just earn some extra
cops
otherwise that free buffet the cost you an extra hundred dollars
might not taste too good don't forget that you can see more of our educational
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