Comps

You can earn comps (complimentary items, such as free or discounted rooms and food), depending on how much you play. Ask the pit boss (the person who oversees several tables) to rate your play when you sit down. (The pit boss will borrow your slot card to record your player info.) The casino generally comps about 25-33% of the amount that they expect you to lose (not the amount you’re wagering). e.g., If they figure you’re going to lose $300, they may comp you $75 worth of room and meals. As you may have guessed, you might want to increase your bets while the pit boss is watching, but don’t bet higher on every hand just to try to earn comps — with the amount you’ll probably lose by doing so, you’d be better off paying cash for your room and meals.

Oddly enough, if you win really big, the casinos will still comp the hell out of you. Why? Because they’re hoping to get their money back. If you win a very large sum, the pit boss won’t be sour about your taking the casino’s money, he’ll be happy for you, and eagerly congratulate you on your good fortune. He’ll also offer to keep picking up the tab on your hotel room night after night — for as long as it takes for you to lose the money you won.

Comps aside, when you’re playing any table games, or even slots, a waitress will come by periodically and serve you free booze, water, or juice. It’s common to tip $1 every few drinks, and you can tip with either a bill or a dollar chip.

If you’ve signed up for the casino’s Slot Club (and you should), once you return home the casino will periodically mail you offers for free or discounted rooms, or even some free gambling cash, to get you to come back and gamble. In fact, between สล็อตเว็บตรง comps and offers to come back to the hotel, Atlantic City casinos give away almost two-thirds of its hotel rooms for free.

Even Money

Any bet which pays the amount of your bet if you win is caled an even money bet. (e.g., You bet $5, you get another $5 if you win.) Examples of even money bets include betting on red or black in Roulette, most Blackjack hands, and the Pass Line bet in Craps. Not all bets pay even money. For example, if you bet on a single number in Roulette and win, you’re paid 35 to 1. (If you bet a dollar, you’d have $36 — the 35 that you won plus your original bet.) If you’re dealt a natural (ace and a face card) in Blackjack, you’re paid 3 to 2 instead of even money. (If you bet $2, you’d win $3, giving you a total of $5.) If you were expressing an even money bet in “x to y” terms, it would be a 1 to 1 bet. (But nobody calls it that; they call it an even money bet.)

Security Cameras

All casinos have cameras that record everything that goes on in the casino. They’re usually video only, not audio. That’s why you have to make hand signals in Blackjack. If there’s a dispute over whether you wanted to hit or stand, the videotape will show conclusively what your hand signal was; your simply speaking the words “Hit” or “Stand” wouldn’t be discernible on the tape. The cameras are hidden behind smoked-glass globes on the ceiling and walls.

If you believe the dealer has made a mistake and shortchanged you, don’t immediately demand that they check the tape. Be reasonable. First, politely explain to the dealer what you think happened. If that doesn’t resolve the issue, ask to talk to the Pit Boss. If that doesn’t work, then suggest that the tape be viewed. Of course, this isn’t worth doing if the amount you think you’ve been cheated is insignificant; use your best judgement. Also be aware that you won’t get to view the tape yourself; if they let you, then gambling cheats would cry foul just so they could see the tape to get an idea of exactly what it sees so they could try to conceal their actions from the camera.