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It appears that Ameristar will start accumlating comps starting June 2nd 2009. Thank God.

You can bet $15 in chips with the $10 match play. Since they can't charge you a 75 cent commission (they don't give/take quarters) on the $15 bet, you only pay a 50 cent commision if you leave after the win. They put a 25 cent "marker" on your playing spot to signify you "owe" them 25 cents...

At Ameristar in St. Louis Missouri the Banker bet in Mini Baccarat appears to be the way to play a matchplay. They only charge 1/2 the commission I expected. I play $10 in chips and a $10 matchplay coupon, a win on banker pays $19.50. So it appears the 5% commission is only charged on the $10...

It is VERY difficult to get Blackjack comps at Ameristar in St. Charles. They will comp you on either today's play or the average of your last five visits. A pit critter estimated the comping rate at 1/10th of an average bet per hour. So a $5 average better would get about 50 cents an hour in...

If the casino rounds 50 cent bets up when you bet it for the dealer and get a blackjack, your dealer well get an extra 25 cents per Blackjack. 50 cent bet pays $1 instead of the "expected" 75 cents. If they round down, bet in increments of $1 so the dealer doesn't get screwed by the casino.