An ingenius plan, or just morally wrong?

[Jeafl]

I was talking to my second cousin at his father's funeral last Saturday, and he told me he was going to Las Vegas next week. This will be his 9th FREE trip this year.

Here's how it works. All the big hotels in Las Vegas comp rooms, meals and even plane tickets for people they consider to be high rollers. My cousin goes to a big hotel, gets $20,000-$25,000 in chips off his credit card, plays SOME of the money (usually less than a thousand, and then eventually puts the rest in the bank to pay off when the credit card bill comes. The casinos see that he is a fairly big player, since he got $20,000 in chips, and bend over backwards to comp his room and other amenities. Now, hotels such as the Venetian and Bellagio contact him and offer him free suites and airfare out there.

Obviously, this will only work if you have a huge limit on your credit cards, which he does. He is wealthy to begin with, and really doesn't need the free trips, but he feels since he does go to their casino, and he does gamble, he isn't doing anything wrong. What do all of you think?

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Las Vegas hotels know the risk as they are the king of "risks". I wouldn't worry as they may catch on to him sooner or later.

 

[Big Dude]

Trust me, the casinos know exactly how much he is betting and even on what games he is betting. Even if he were to have a sizable wager on the table every time the pit boss looked his way, the cameras in the sky never lie and those tapes are constantly reviewed. The reason for the comps is that they see he has a tidy sum of "available" cash and they would like to get some more of it. The way to do that is to entice him to play at "their" casinos. If your cousin keeps to his ways, the casinos will eventually drop him from their preferred customer list. However, many times the customer gets sucked into the moment and tries to live up to the superior comps they receive. That is when the casino wins. It's all a big game and there is nothing wrong with playing it. You just have to know when to fold.

Adam aka Big Dude

 

[jx3smom]

Casinos rate each player. They know exactly how much is spent at the table. They also are big on giveaways and travel expenses. The casino is not being fooled but your cousin is NOT getting a free trip. He does drop $$$ at the casino. Thats just the way it is in casino life. DH works in a casino and I also did at one time. Do you think the casino would be in business if they were not making money?