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3 August 2012 - 4:05pm

Online Real Item Comps?

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With the talk in the land casinos forum about comps, I am wondering if anyone out there plays at a casino that offers real item comps.

Imagine where you get the points for an amount wagered wherein you could trade that in for a free Casino based shirt, gift certificate, or bigger item like a TV. Do any casinos do that?

Maybe they need to follow the CL-Shop model.

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4 August 2012 - 2:22am
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some poker sites like full tilt and poker stars did this, but we all know what happened to those sites.

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4 August 2012 - 4:07am
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Yes it does happen. English Harbour used to have a shop styled system that you could spend your comps on before they closed down. Other casinos give gifts and rewards to their "high value" players (translation: the ones that lose a lot).

Most casinos don't though as they would rather players use their comps in the casino where the casino often wins them all back.

I know from our own experience with our shop here that its a lot easier offering vouchers and electronic rewards as you don't have to worry about shipping things all around the world. That may be a factor in deterring casinos from offering physical rewards too.

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6 August 2012 - 3:57pm
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Gotcha. Thanks for the insight!

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28 September 2012 - 5:56am
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I noticed Mandarin Palace Casino also offers real items for comp points.

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28 September 2012 - 2:57pm
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Oh? I never took a look at these before. When I get on my Windows PC later I will have to take a look.

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28 September 2012 - 5:31pm
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yes, the things I can do with a windows pc would put mac users to shame.