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Missing Your Freebie Fix?

You don’t have to be a major high roller to reap the benefits of casino freebies. These attractive perks (ranging from drinks on the house to gratis room stays) are a gambling establishment’s first line of defense in ensuring that they keep your business. Let’s face it – especially give the current state of the American economy, the casino industry is highly competitive. Slot machines have a plethora of options as to places they can go to get in their fix of playing their luck, and every joint with a few one-armed bandits wants to be your destination of choice.

How, exactly, do slot machine gambling establishments determine whether or not you are a player worthy of giving freebies to? It has to do with two factors that you probably have never heard of before: your ADT, also known as your “theo.” Your Average Daily Theoretical lets your casino of choice let you know how much revenue you represent per day of play. It’s usually calculated on your last few trips, and has everything to do with your player’s card.

Anything you do within a casino that requires you to swipe your card starts a day’s “trip” in the casino computers. If you show up to play the slot machines, the money you have spent is being added up for that day, and will be averaged among the last, say, five times that you visited. Keep in mind that some things can mess with your “theo.” Casinos will periodically host giveaways or raffles for its players that entice you to visit the establishment, but not necessarily play. If you swipe your card to collect a giveaway, but leave without playing, that will play havoc on your ADT, because an amount of zero dollars will be logged for that visit. Players with lower theos are less valuable to a casino, and are less likely to find themselves on the receiving end of comped casino booty.

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