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Originally Posted by OldB
Have any of you tried the baccarat hedge to get comps? 2 people bet the opposite to rack up play. You'll lose a little on commissions but if the average bet is $100+ you could get some good comps.
Wouldn't be worth it - even if you played an hour at $100 that is around 40 hands and would be worth about $20-$30 in comps for both of you, but you paid around $100 in commissions.
Best strategy i've seen, is go when it's busy and place a bet and just sit out a few hands when pit boss isn't looking. So if you and a friend want to try that, i'd just make your average bet $200-$500 and not play every round. You get comps based on average bet and how long you're at the table. It would only work if the table was busy, or if you tip really well so the pitboss likes you.
You could also try craps - doing pass line, and don't pass line with another player at the video craps table, and see what kind of comps you get. They might of fixed it, but a long time ago people were doing this to get really high status. You only lose money if 6 6 rolls out.
I got diamond at Total rewards by playing 9/6 jacks or better at $25 a spin. At the time it was $20 in a tier point. You need 5000 tier credits in one day to get diamond. So that is $100k in at .9954% payback which means it costs you around $460 to get diamond on average. If you go to casinos a lot it's worth it. Be aware that if you do not hit a royal flush, it may cost you a lot more than $460 - or you may make money getting diamond, but the EV is -$460. Also be aware this takes a long time as it's 4000 spins in one day. You can try and find a $125 spin which they may have and that will only be 800 spins which shouldn't take too long.
Not sure about Borgata, but they have a better game at the B bar called super times pay but not sure what kind of comps they will give you on that. I played it for a while and got gold status which did nothing for me. I personally found it not worth it getting a better tier status unless you spend a lot of time at the hotel, which I just don't really care about any more.
Last edited by djevans; 04-06-2024 at 07:24 PM.