Kirk Growler

Hi, I’m Kirk. I’m a K-12 Teacher and professional copywriter from Austin, TX. Fond of reading and enhancing his skills, adores classical music and trying to figure out contemporary art.

Turning Stone Casino offers countless table games and a huge poker room for the guest’s pleasure. If you are playing any of these games, then you are entitled to be comped for the time (and money) you spend at the table. The amazing thing about it is that you don’t have to bet like a high-roller to get treated like one; freebies like food comps, hotel stays and even show tickets could all be yours just for playing at the casino. Read on to learn how.

If your anything like me, you have spend countless hours in the poker room or on your favorite blackjack and roulette tables and never seen a comp thrown your way. I played this way for years before discovering just how easy it is to get the VIP treatment for doing the same thing I had done for years while frequenting the casino. It’s all comes down to what the “pit-bosses” see while observing your table.

As soon as you arrive at Turning Stone Casino (or any other for that matter) and sit down at a table give the dealer your casino card. At turning Stone Casino this card is known as the diamond card; other casinos will use a different name but they all work in the same basic manner. The casinos use these cards to track your play and compensate you accordingly.

Once the dealer has your card, they will pass it along to the pit boss who will write down your card number and seat position. After this, the pit boss will observe your table from time to time and note how much you are playing so that adequate comps can be offered to you. Players receive the best comps when the pit bosses see that you are betting a descent amount of money at the table; the more you bet, the faster the comp grows and the better it gets.

Dealers have nothing to do with comps and do not discuss a person’s play with the pit bosses; because of this, pit bosses write down what they see and judge your comp accordingly. If a pit boss sees that you are betting a dollar each time than you will earn comps much slower than if you are betting $10, $20, or $50 each time they are looking in your direction. So what does this mean for you? It means that you can rack up the comps at an alarming rate while making minimal bets.