Hitting the Jackpot
There are a lot of legends and folktales surrounding the true origin of the word “Jackpot”. It is a term commonly used to describe grand prize, especially in the gambling industry. My favorite story about the origin of jackpot is the one about an unbeaten and skilled poker player named Jack Rodgers on a riverboat down the Mississippi river. He saved all his winnings in a big iron pot stored in a casino. At one point, he declared that anyone who can win against him will get the pot. The prize soon to be known as Jack’s pot, transverse into today’s jackpot.
Every casino has at least a jackpot offering. It is usually offered in form of slot machine jackpot, although several casinos have jackpots for other games as well. The game of slot machine is really simple, and it is known to be an all time favorite among casino guests. You need tokens to start playing, usually cost you almost nothing, and the slot machine will randomly draws three numbers. If you get the same number on all three columns, you win the jackpot. The game is also designed to give occasional wins to its player with certain combinations.
Slot games and the casino jackpot soon become a must-have in every casino. The reason people are attracted to play this game is because the game costs very cheap — almost ignorable — making people spend a lot without realizing. Addiction to slot machines is categorized at the same level as addiction to alcohol, because once you like the game you can get carried away without even realizing. A lot of people have won the casino jackpot, while a lot are still constantly trying. As long as you can enjoy the fun of playing slot machines, and you know your limits, it is a game that can keep you playing for hours.
Being Courteous in Casinos
You may not be a big tipper on your daily life, or you treat waiters badly, but when it comes to casinos being a big tipper is beneficial. I still can’t understand people with tip calculator installed on their PDA; they are simply being too obnoxious about tipping. Giving away tips to let’s say waiters is a universal way of saying “thank you, you have done a fabulous job”. It is not so much about the money, but the amount of appreciation you are giving to people helping you.
In casinos, the most common practice of tipping is tipping dealers after a game. This will surely get you noticed and they will treat you even nicer. I was in a casino the other day and I was having one of those bad days where you just can’t seem to win. I’m down to my last $500 chip and decided not to play with it. Instead, I tossed the chip to the dealer, smiled, thank him for a lovely evening, and walk away; I was just trying to be courteous. There’s nothing special to it; the guy was keeping me company the whole time and we had nice conversations, so I thank him for that. I had just found a seat at the bar and ordered a drink when one of the hotel’s managers came up to me and offered me a nice dinner and unlimited beverages of any kind, compliment of the management. It occurred to me that he management is just trying to cheer me up; I calculated around $5000 loss that night and the fact that the actual worth of the compliment they are giving me I more than $5000 makes that deduction very unlikely to be correct. Then he mentioned about the dealer giving good feedback about me, and I know that being courteous in casinos do have beneficial rewards. The compliment lasted for the rest of my stay, and I had the best times of my life.
Player’s Card: Getting Your Share of Compliments
Have you ever noticed how certain people are getting a lot of awesome freebies? Getting freebies from casino management means that particular person is ‘contributing’ and is being nice enough to be complimented (or comped, as many casino frequent-flyers say). Getting compliments from the casino you are playing — or frequently playing — at is really not that hard. Among things to do to increase your chance of getting compliments without breaking your bank account would be to get a payer’s card.
Player’s card is basically a card used to track your activities. It will track information such as games you play, your bets, your wins and losses, and of course how much you are spending. Allowing the casino to track you is the first key to getting fabulous compliments, because then they will be able to rate you based on your activities.
Other tips such as establishing line of credit or knowing regular compliments you are already eligible for may help every once in a while, but with player’s card you are increasing your chances of getting great high-level compliments greatly.
Once you have your player’s card, you can play accordingly so that you are losing occasionally (and deliberately if you have to, although you need to make it subtle) while still winning in the long-run. If you are winning constantly, especially in games against the house such as Blackjack, you are pushing great compliments away. You are still winning, but occasional losses will get you the amount of attention you need.
Last but not least, remember to behave nicely in casinos. It is only natural that nicer people get more compliments because the casino would want to be nice to return the favor. Have fun at the casinos and enjoy compliments all the way to unlimited food and beverages to your pleasures.
