How to get Rated on table play

[2funcruzin]

So on our last cruise we spent about $2000 in the casinos and specifically asked if we would be rated and they said yes. I've seen on here other folks getting all kinds of offers and all we got was a $25 offer. Seems wrong. So...on my next cruise I want to make sure. Do I just need to buy in for $500 or more at a time or what? HELP!!:(

[Jeffffffs]

Always give your players card when you go to a table. Buy in with cash or large chips (don't just take a stack of reds or greens and sit down...better to buy in for $500 than for $100 with four rebuys of $100 each). Color up when you leave (don't just take your stack of reds and walk away). Try not to table hop too much. Bet $25 or more per hand.

 

Basically you want to make sure the pit boss notices you as a regular, rateable, player. Don't play for comps or try to trick the pit boss. Don't try to increase your bet when he's watching, decrease when he's not. They've seen it all and won't appreciate it. If you want to receive meaningful comps you need to be a green chip or better player and put in some hours. It doesn't matter how much you win or lose...they want to see consistent play over a number of hours (and at $25/ hand it will likely take a lot of hours to get meaningful comps).

[2funcruzin]

Always give your players card when you go to a table. Buy in with cash or large chips (don't just take a stack of reds or greens and sit down...better to buy in for $500 than for $100 with four rebuys of $100 each). Color up when you leave (don't just take your stack of reds and walk away). Try not to table hop too much. Bet $25 or more per hand.

 

Basically you want to make sure the pit boss notices you as a regular, rateable, player. Don't play for comps or try to trick the pit boss. Don't try to increase your bet when he's watching, decrease when he's not. They've seen it all and won't appreciate it. If you want to receive meaningful comps you need to be a green chip or better player and put in some hours. It doesn't matter how much you win or lose...they want to see consistent play over a number of hours (and at $25/ hand it will likely take a lot of hours to get meaningful comps).

 

 

Great! Thanks for the tips!

[scorpion94]

I agree with Jeff. You have to spend the time at the tables and make sure the pit bosses are doing their jobs. Why? The pit bosses have to input what your betting. When they swipe your card when you sit down and then when you leave they take you "out" will give them total time at the table and then when they input your bets they will use some math and get your average per hour. Also going with Jeff said, dont play for the comps. You will lose every time. Ive had people say you got a free cruise, drinks, etc. Let me tell you that I could have bought a couple cruises for the free cruise I won and a $20 bottle of wine is nothing. Play to play.

[2funcruzin]

I agree with Jeff. You have to spend the time at the tables and make sure the pit bosses are doing their jobs. Why? The pit bosses have to input what your betting. When they swipe your card when you sit down and then when you leave they take you "out" will give them total time at the table and then when they input your bets they will use some math and get your average per hour. Also going with Jeff said, dont play for the comps. You will lose every time. Ive had people say you got a free cruise, drinks, etc. Let me tell you that I could have bought a couple cruises for the free cruise I won and a $20 bottle of wine is nothing. Play to play.

 

Great advice..thanks!

[M4dC0w]

Princess ships they ask for your card as soon as you sit down, regardless if you buy in new chips, or already have some.

 

You will notice that the pit bosses are always checking the computer terminal, are playing with a tablet. What they are doing is checking and updating what you are doing. They have stats from how long you have been sitting there, how many squares you are playing, and the amount you are betting.

 

The will introduce you to the casino hostess if you don't already know them.

 

What you need to do to be rated better than your actual level of play is simple, very similar to the land based casinos.

 

 

Princess based cruises, if you get noticed by the host, they will offer you anything to keep you there.

 

I was offered drinks for me and my companion all night, they sent gifts to the room, they booked me in the Crown Grille on a night that was fully booked (free).

 

Best of all they will send you a letter that will give you $$$ if you book another cruise within 30 days of the letter.

 

Best yet, they can offer you a free cruise if your play is high enough.

Edited June 1, 2015 by M4dC0w

[skeeter195]

There are a few things you can do to boost up your play at blackjack:

 

Always buy-in with cash. If you win, cash out at the cage and then re-buy with cash when going to another table.

 

Pick a good time to leave the table. Example, if you are betting big and are planning on leaving at the end of a shoe at Blackjack, don't color up at the end of the shoe. Instead wait until the dealer shuffles and cashes money for new players. This will get you extra time "on the clock" with the pit boss. Up to 10 minutes in most cases.

 

Tip the dealer, especially when the boss is watching. Most bosses started out as dealers and they know the game of "you take care me and I will take care of you".

 

When you buy-in to a table the first thing the boss does is record how much you bought in for and then they record your first bet. Then they usually move on to another table right away. If you buy-in for say 1000, put out a bet of say 300. You will normally have more than enough time to reduce your bet once the boss leaves and before the cards are dealt.

 

If you are putting out a really big and the boss has his back turned and he is not busy, call him over. I usually use the line, "I need some luck, can you watch this hand for me? Or "help me out with some points, I was hoping for a comped buffet later". This one usually gets a good laugh on cruises.

 

These all come from personal experience from being both a player now and a dealer and floor person in the past.

[spidybabe]

Always buy in with cash....chips are already in your "play", so not counted as a "buy-in". According to a post by TracyE, CAS is no longer counting time at the tables. Just buy-in and # of hands played.

Safe sailing

[skeeter195]

Technically is was never how long you spent at a table. It was always the number of hands. They go hand in hand though. If I am playing alone at a table, I will get a rating of 5(meaning that I will be playing approx. 5 times as many hands as if it were a full table. 2 players will be a 4 rating, 3 players a 3 rating, 4 players a 2 and 5,6,or 7 will be a 1. Now if you play 2 hands than you double that. Now, multiply this by your ave bet and you now have "your" formula for your session.

 

As far them only recording your buy-in and number of hands, I am sorry but that is simply not true. Ave bet and number of hands played will always be the number one factor for ratings and comps. Think about it, I could buy-in for 10K, play all the spots on the table with a $25 bet for a 1/2 hour and make tons of comps? If that were true everyone in the casino would be doing it.

[Davey Wavey]

Well, lots of different advice but one common thing...the pit boss. Table games rely on the pit boss to track your activity. Make sure they notice you. Tips and some conversation (don't needless distract them from their jobs though) do wonders. My biggest buy in was $100 cash. Always is $100. I keep my chips and don't cash them out until the end of the cruise. After the first day, my buy in is usually with a black chip. I always play a weird number of chips ($22 per bet is my current standard, but it's never a multiple of $5) that requires counting. The pit boss makes frequent table visits to confirm my payouts. I tip $1 with each win. By the end of the cruise, every dealer and pit boss knows I only play Roulette with the yellow chips, and every bet is $22. Even dealers I haven't met already know. Last cruise that really helped when the dealer cleared the table on accident after a spin and they had to review the tape to recreate the table. The camera said I had a $5 bet but the pit boss said nope...$22.

 

The point is little stuff to make sure they are tracking you.

[Grandpaul]

My son was down to the Atlantis a couple weeks ago and on his last day he checked with the pit boss as far as his rating. The boss tld him he was rated as a $25 blackjack player. My son told him how that could be since he was playing at a $50 minimum table. OOOps. It is good to check.