My pre-deposit checklist before playing at any new casino

Back in my Monro days the comps question used to eat half my session every time 😄 honestly, ask a floor host directly, they'll usually walk you through it if you're polite and actually playing. I turned 50 into 5k once at a place like that and the comps were the last thing on my mind till the end, so don't overthink it on your first visits. Just watch how the regulars do it.

Comp points, eh. You get a players card from the desk, slot it into the machine, and it tracks everything you play, comps are basically freebies the casino hands back based on that play, like a free meal or a few bucks off. Cost you nothing to sign up, so always grab the card before you spin 😄 turned a 50 dollar session into a decent steak dinner once just by having the thing in the machine.

@BigWin_Max yeah the card logs everything, cash or not. Josh is right. Nobody at the desk will laugh at you though, they've heard way dumber questions than that 😂 Real question tho: what are you expecting out of this card? Comps take forever, ask LuckyLady about her coffee voucher lmao. The house tracks your play so they know exactly what you're worth to them. You're not getting a cut of that, you're getting crumbs. Ask yourself before you slide that C$ in: did the last guy raving about his "bonus" even withdraw anything? 🤡 Just go in with a set amount you're fine kissing goodbye, and the card becomes whatever. Free coffee's still coffee I guess 😏

@BigWin_Max nobody at the cage will blink, don't sweat it. Card tracks everything once it's in the machine, cash deposit or not. That's exactly how I do my sessions too. Toss in C$100 at the desk, card slotted, play gets logged same as any e-wallet funding. One tip from me though: whatever bonus hunting or points chasing you're doing with that card, set your session cap BEFORE you walk on the floor. I watched a guy last month blow through a C$400 bankroll chasing a tier bump he didn't need. Cashed out my last hit at the right time and it made the whole trip 💸 Better to walk with something than donate it to the coffee voucher crowd 😂

@NearMissEnjoyer same setup here, cage deposit then card in and everything's logged 💸 Only thing I'd add: ask what the points actually convert to before you grind a card, some places the comps are borderline insulting. Cleared a C$300 session once and got a coffee voucher out of it, still salty 😭

@Rtp96Pro the "coming home" thing cuts both ways though, and I'd flag that for you. That saved session is convenient, sure, but it also makes it dangerously easy to auto-pilot into the same game every evening. I track my RTP and volatility per slot on a spreadsheet, and my evening-only routine games always look worse on paper than the ones I rotate into. Familiarity feels like an edge but it does nothing for the math. The machine doesn't warm up to you. Also, quick question since you're there every night: are you logging your deposits versus withdrawals, even roughly? Most people's gut feeling about how they're doing is off by a wide margin. My wife thought I was nuts too until I showed her the sheet, now she just thinks I'm a different flavour of nuts, but at least it's an informed kind. 📊

@DaveRTP before, always before, ideally in writing or at least from someone who isn't on commission. YYC is right that once the cage has your money the answers get vague. Same instinct I use for slots: the posted figure is long-run, and your one visit is a tiny sample, so if the comp rate is garbage the EV is negative no matter how good the session feels. Ask for the points-to-dollar conversion up front and do the math on a typical C$300 night before you commit.

@DaveRTP before, always. I got burned once grinding a card for a month, cashed out jack squat worth of perks 😭 ask the cage in writing, screenshot everything 💸