Nothing is Free - Blue Chip "Free Verandah" Offer

[ChucktownSteve]

23 hours ago, Fly and Sail said:

 

That makes absolutely ZERO difference.

 

It was true when I gambled at the MGM.  I raised my bets as the pit boss approached the table and reduced it as he moved on.  When I checked my rating later, it showed my average bet was much higher than I usually bet and my table time was much longer than I actually played.   Maybe not true in the very small ship casinos but it was in the large casino when I played.

[Mike45LC]

5 hours ago, ChucktownSteve said:

 

It was true when I gambled at the MGM.  I raised my bets as the pit boss approached the table and reduced it as he moved on.  When I checked my rating later, it showed my average bet was much higher than I usually bet and my table time was much longer than I actually played.   Maybe not true in the very small ship casinos but it was in the large casino when I played.

It is possible that you fooled the pit boss by increasing your bets when he was watching, but I have seen a supervisor ask the dealer about a player's bet size instead of relying what the boss personally observed -- they are on to this strategy!

 

And the casino is very aware of increases in bet size, because they are looking for card counters, who increase and decrease the bet based on the count of the deck.  A small variance, and progressive variances, they are not suspicious of, but if you increase your bets when the boss is watching, they will see that pattern.

 

[phoenix_dream]

The only thing worse than cruising umpteen times on Celebrity, doing modest gambling, and never getting a free offer is seeing a post from someone who got a free offer for doing absolutely nothing, and then complains about it!!

[BlerkOne]

On 11/26/2022 at 9:31 AM, 20165 said:

To tack a question on to this, how much do you typically have to spend in the Casino to get one of these offers?  My wife and I arent big gamblers, couple hundred per cruise, but thats all cash so its not tracked.  Maybe i should be using my ship account to gamble?  thx

I've never cruised on Celebrity but will in the near future on a casino offer, so my total spend has been 0 to date.

[ChucktownSteve]

28 minutes ago, phoenix_dream said:

The only thing worse than cruising umpteen times on Celebrity, doing modest gambling, and never getting a free offer is seeing a post from someone who got a free offer for doing absolutely nothing, and then complains about it!!

 

who complained?  Maybe you should include other cruise lines in your plans so they want to entice you to return?

[NutsAboutGolf]

50 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

I've never cruised on Celebrity but will in the near future on a casino offer, so my total spend has been 0 to date.

 

Have you cruised Royal and if so, did you play in the casino at all?  Perhaps royal gamblers is a source of some of these offers.

[BlerkOne]

2 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

 

Have you cruised Royal and if so, did you play in the casino at all?  Perhaps royal gamblers is a source of some of these offers.

I have, but not often. Last time was in 2017.

 

I do have a Celebrity cruise booked next year, and purchased a discounted slot tournament entry for that, which I think is a more likely source.

[Fly and Sail]

17 hours ago, Mike45LC said:

It is possible that you fooled the pit boss by increasing your bets when he was watching, but I have seen a supervisor ask the dealer about a player's bet size instead of relying what the boss personally observed -- they are on to this strategy!

 

And the casino is very aware of increases in bet size, because they are looking for card counters, who increase and decrease the bet based on the count of the deck.  A small variance, and progressive variances, they are not suspicious of, but if you increase your bets when the boss is watching, they will see that pattern.

 

 

When I check my W/L balance sheet at MGM Rewards (MLife) it is completely correct including table games. They know exactly how much I bet, up to the dollar.