Pushy Pit Bosses and Players Cards

[toastblows]

I know the best cover is to have a players card if you plan to play a long time or play high stakes...because a) if you come all the time.....they wonder why you dont want free crap, and b) if you are betting a ton...they wonder why you dont want free crap.

How do you guys without PC's handle obsessent PB's?...Scenario was $100 table, indian casino, the PB was questioning me about getting a PC...even to the point where they wanted to take my DL personally and have a PC made up while i was gambling....look, the last thing i want to do is give the casino my DL out of my sight. I finally told her i don't come here often enough (which i dont) and jokenly told her im doubling up this stack or going home broke....which was a lie, but it kept her out of my face for the time being.

[FUHGEDABOUDIT]

Try: " Heck I've got my name on so many mailing lists I can't stand it getting all the junk mail I get" or " I sure don't need any more government involvement in my life and I'm sure one day the I.R.S. is going to force all casinos to give them a list of their regulars"

[Sonny]

"If my wife/boss finds out I'm here they'll kill me!"

-Sonny-

[GeorgeD]

Originally Posted by Sonny

"If my wife/boss finds out I'm here they'll kill me!"

-Sonny-

Or the more generic .. "I'm supposed to be somewhere else" along with frequent checks of voice mail or blackberry.

[toastblows]

I didnt really think the players card mattered as much until i jumped to black chipping earlier this summer....It really makes it harder to blend at small casinos outside of vegas. I may have to rethink getting one even at places i play 2-3 times max a year. Good thing theres plenty of green action that is usually on open tables at these lower max casinos Thanks for your advice

[shadroch]

Just scavenge the slot areas for cards someone left behind. Few people will object to you "borrowing" their card to play blackchip BJ with it.You are happy,PB is happy,card owner is getting comps for free. WIn-Win-Win.

[toastblows]

Originally Posted by shadroch

Just scavenge the slot areas for cards someone left behind. Few people will object to you "borrowing" their card to play blackchip BJ with it.You are happy,PB is happy,card owner is getting comps for free. WIn-Win-Win.

Do you know whats on a players card? just curious, like birthdate?....say i happen to pick up a 75 year old guys card...

[shadroch]

Originally Posted by toastblows

Do you know whats on a players card? just curious, like birthdate?....say i happen to pick up a 75 year old guys card...

"Um,gee...I must have grabbed the wrong card. I had walked away and realized I'd left it in a machine. I guess I went back to the wrong machine."

[TENNBEAR]

Originally Posted by toastblows

Do you know whats on a players card? just curious, like birthdate?....say i happen to pick up a 75 year old guys card...

The only thing on the card is your name, you can simply borrow a friends card and play it, they do not make you show Your ID when you buy-in. I have two cards for the same casino one with my middle intial and one without. So I can split-up my winning sessions. In Burning the tables the author suggest that anytime your down, stop and color-up, so the casino will see some losses recorded on your card in lieu of staying until you get back-up. I have also bought in with my card and hand the same card to my wife to play slots to build more comps, so as to get that room comped before we leave.

[ihate17]

Originally Posted by TENNBEAR

The only thing on the card is your name, you can simply borrow a friends card and play it, they do not make you show Your ID when you buy-in. I have two cards for the same casino one with my middle intial and one without. So I can split-up my winning sessions. In Burning the tables the author suggest that anytime your down, stop and color-up, so the casino will see some losses recorded on your card in lieu of staying until you get back-up. I have also bought in with my card and hand the same card to my wife to play slots to build more comps, so as to get that room comped before we leave.

Playing in this Indian casino that is using a RFID system and has a computer screen attached to each table. I watched, while sitting at third base, and the pit clicked on the position of one of the players and his profile, including a copy of his drivers license came on screen.
So their system was integrated enough that the license given to the players club to scan can be brought on line at the pit. Using the wrong card there will have you doing the, "oops I must have picked up the wrong card at the slots" routine everytime.
Now, I know if this same computer has my photo, it was not given to them to scan because I was issued a players card while refusing to let my drivers license be scanned. I use the identity theft routine to the hilt.

ihate17