Thread: Baccarat and Comps

I am picking this up from the thread on "Negativity"

GBV has suggested that one way to get an edge at Bac is through comps
and rebates. I believe he is right.

Consider an associate of mine who is a recreational player. She follows trends and admits this is a guessing game.

She is going to Las Vegas next month and staying at the Bellagio.

1. She plays in the high limit room and flat bets banker $100 (the table min.)
After four hours of play, she has at most been in three shoes
(they only have Macau style in this room)

Total money at risk $24,000, if she played all hands
House take is 1.2%, but lets call it .8% since she will be sitting out
after a loss to three players.

2. Theoretical house take $192.

She did this last month and earned 1) $40 in "exprees comps" equal to cash in the hotel and restaurants,
2) $150 in free play chips
3) A free room in the middle of the week, retail value $149.
4) 2 for 1 show ticket.

Do you make a living from this. NO
Can you have some fun, absolutely

BTW, she will be playing at the same table as me, getting the benefit
of my method.


On a serious note, I know of some large players who have been able to negotiate a reduced bank commission, 4% instead of 5%,
as an inducement to play at a particular casino.
These people don't worry about the free room.

If you are interested in playing the comps game, there are better games to play.
Many people like video poker, I personally find that a game called "Ultimate Texas Holdem" comps very well, and can be played at a house edge of .6% to .8%
That can be lowered with some collusion strategies you can find on the internet.

All casino games have something called comps (compliments) which are given to those individuals that play regularly. Baccarat is no exception to this rule. The kind of Baccarat comps you will get vary from casino to casino and also on how much you bet. But you can be sure that they have one.

With all that bus mess in the East Coast because of those two horrible accidents, I will opt to be in Vegas more often. Like three times a month instead of once a quarter. So getting those comps is going to really help.