Although I'm relatively new to VP, I've been going to casinos in
Las Vegas and Reno since 1967. I've often been comped to meals
after playing a little (or a lot of) blackjack. The comp never, to
the best of my memory, had a dollar amount on it. Recently, though,
I played some VP at the Las Vegas Club and I was told that I had
earned some cash back and some comps. They told me exactly what I
had in my cash back account, but they wouldn't tell me how much I
had in my comp account. I had to tell them how much I wanted and
then they checked to see if I had at least that amount in my comp
account. I don't care so much about the secrecy as I do for the
fact that the dollar amount on my comp comes off of my comp account
even if I don't use the whole thing. Once time I asked for a $30
comp and they gave it to me, and our bill came to about $25.
Another time I asked for an $8 comp, and again they gave it to me,
but the bill came to $10, so I had to pay a little cash along with
the comp. Is this now the normal way of doing business in Las Vegas?
Irv