Two things. First way is to deposit 10k in the cage upon arrival. Sign for your own money at the tables 1k at a time. Gamble at your normal pace, but this will get you noticed at some of the smaller places like Stratosphere for example.
The second thing I've learned is a formula that they use. The amount of time you spend playing at a particular game times your avg bet times the house advantage on that game gives a number that is your expected loss. You are comped 1% of that on avg. So if you play a lot of roulette, where the house advantage is pretty big, you earn more comps. Poker players earn much less. If you play slots for hours you can have anything you want, typically. Basically they want you to expose your dollars to their games for a longer period because eventually they will get the expected loss out of you if you play long enough. You can hit and run successfully of course, but few have the discipline to do so.
The second thing I've learned is a formula that they use. The amount of time you spend playing at a particular game times your avg bet times the house advantage on that game gives a number that is your expected loss. You are comped 1% of that on avg. So if you play a lot of roulette, where the house advantage is pretty big, you earn more comps. Poker players earn much less. If you play slots for hours you can have anything you want, typically. Basically they want you to expose your dollars to their games for a longer period because eventually they will get the expected loss out of you if you play long enough. You can hit and run successfully of course, but few have the discipline to do so.