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I think I do a good job of disguising my success at Blackjack, which is modest. I am on speaking terms with a few dealers, floors, and waitresses. I would hope that I come across as an ordinary person who has a gambling problem, coupled with enough discretionary income to not worry about losing. I accrue enough comps on my own for the occasional promotional coupon, and enough play-money dollars to eat and drink for free any time. I get occasional offers of free musical events. I am content with all of this and want most of all to avoid being noticed. I play at the lowest-level table I can find when I get there. I don't want to mess with what has been working.
My impression is that my increased playing level, along with what looks like a lot of losing lately (persistent green-chip ratholing) has garnered the unsolicited email.
I am quite happy down here in steerage, but occasionally wander through the high-limit pit and wonder what it's like in First Class.
Is having a Casino Host like being on a 'first name basis' with another used car or life insurance salesman? I don;t want to schmooze, i just want to engage in my slightly profitable hobby.
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Note that they may know about the rat holing. The host offer may be an attempt to figure out if you're an AP that should be barred or not. Since an AP would probably not want a host, it might be a good cover for you to get one.
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Apparently you play enough coin to fit their design. That's how I got a host; the PB said I should have one 'at your level of play'. I wouldn't have gone looking, as I'm pretty much a red-chipper.
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I think it depends a lot on the casino or chain. MGM, Sands, Wynn, I barely register with them. CET, GN, the D, Boyd, some other smaller places, they put on the dog for me. AC & LV Hilton (both gone) were extremely generous.
Note that they may know about the rat holing. The host offer may be an attempt to figure out if you're an AP that should be barred or not.
Hosts are almost always on the player's side, AP or not.
I would get a host unless there is something really out of whack with your account. Perhaps You keep winning, your losses are extremely unlikely(from rat-holing), you only play the best games available like (9/6 etc.), you only play during point multipliers and promos.
Hosts are almost always on the player's side, AP or not.
I would get a host unless there is something really out of whack with your account. Perhaps You keep winning, your losses are extremely unlikely(from rat-holing), you only play the best games available like (9/6 etc.), you only play during point multipliers and promos.
I'd agree with Axelwolf that hosts don't care how you play as long as you're not cheating. They have incentives for you to win and stay at the table longer (they get a small percentage of your theo). The hosts are always on the player's side. However, only get a host if you feel like you need things beyond what you're getting offered. i.e. I get offers for 2 tickets to concerts all the time. If I want to invite more people I'd have to pay out of pocket for 2 more tickets...But, with a host I can tell him I need 4 tickets, and he can easily accommodate 4 tickets comp'd.
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As long as your play is very solid, and you like first class, then I don't see any down side to getting a host. However, I've been offered one at properties where I have marginal play and am fine with what I already get and have turned them down. A host will nag you to come and play and will push you to play hard. Unless they have something I want, which is generally not the case anymore, I don't need a host on my case.
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Note that they may know about the rat holing. The host offer may be an attempt to figure out if you're an AP that should be barred or not.
When I said that, I didn't mean that the host would say you're an AP, but that the management thinks you are and merely want to know your reaction to being offered a host.Hot Blackjack Game
Of course, not being an AP myself, and without my own host, it didn't occur to me that an AP would even consider getting one....Of course, not being an AP myself, and without my own host, it didn't occur to me that an AP would even consider getting one.
I have a host at most of the different properties we AP at. I started to type out why, but I think I'll just leave it at it can be a very good thing for many reasons for an AP to have a host.A host is for me more attention than I am used to, whether they are on my side or not. And I know enough about temptation that I could probably be coaxed out to the deep end - know thyself.
Maybe I'll at least respond to the email and see if it's just a blanket piece of spam that a host has to send out to non-hosted players who hit some kind of playing level. 'Gee, little ol' me - why I'm just so happy that a host would even talk to me!'
At a lot of properties now days hosts seem to not really be able to do much (for my 'medium' play) at least. The medium and lower, in my experience, don't get completely discretionary comps to give out, thus, they just go by the numbers and what comps you've earned, which anyone on here should be aware of how to redeem themselves. Thus, most people wouldn't even have any use for a host.
An example is one casino I used to go to did away with table game comps (as in paper comps from the pit for food, etc). It's all done on your card... So if I need a comp to eat, go to the gift shop, whatever, I can just use my card. So for someone that just plays blackjack... what's the point of having a host? I had my former host there tell me directly their host positions were semi-meaningless at that point.
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Here are some guidelines for how to play your blackjack hand:
You have... | Dealer shows... | You should... |
8 or less | Doesnât matter | Always hit |
9 | 3,4,5, or 6 2 or 7 and up | Double down Hit |
10 | 2 through 9 10 or Ace | Double down Hit |
11 | 2 through 10 Ace | Double down Hit |
12 | 2, 3, or 7 and up 4 through 6 | Hit Stand |
13 to 16 | 7 and above 2 through 6 | Hit Stand |
17 to 21 | Doesnât matter | Always stand |
An ace can make things a bit more complicated. Hereâs what to do if one or both of your cards is an ace:
You have an ace and... | Dealer shows... | You should... |
Another ace | Doesnât matter | Always split |
2 or 3 | 5 or 6 Anything else | Double down Hit |
4 or 5 | 4, 5, or 6 Anything else | Double down Hit |
6 | 3 through 6 Anything else | Double down Hit |
7 | 3 through 6 2, 7, or 8 9 and up | Double down Stand Hit |
8 or 9 | Doesnât matter | Stand |
10 and up | Doesnât matter | Stand (You have blackjack!) |
Another tricky situation occurs when you are dealt two of the same card initially. The chart below shows what to do in that instance:
You have a pair of... | Dealer shows... | You should... |
2s or 3s | 4, 5, 6, or 7 Anything else | Split Hit |
4s | Doesnât matter | Never split |
5s | 2 through 9 10 and up | Never split; double down Never split; hit |
6s | 3, 4, 5, or 6 Anything else | Split Hit |
7s | 2 through 7 8 and up | Split Hit |
8s | Doesnât matter | Always split |
9s | 2 through 6 7 8 or 9 10 and up | Split Stand Split Stand |
10s, jacks, queens, or kings | Doesnât matter | Never split; stand |