So very right Eduardo. I love AP. It gets my blood flowing. Knowing I can play hard for many hours and have an advantage is what it's all about for me. It's my crack cocaine if you will, my high.
I do want to help others to get max out of there comps under recreational play even if I play AP most every trip.
Even if your a low roller budget player you can do some things to help your comp value.
I believe I have come to understand the computer program used to award free play plus. This understanding of the program was in the back of my head for many months. Tech58 a player where I play put something in my head and it took me 6 months to understand it. He told me he had it out with a host about sessions of play and it took me time to understand it. I was told by my casino host that the casino I play at was one of the last around to go to this program that is widely used by all casinos.
I think most all of you players can see below the session photo I posted as the same as you see when you put in your card and play. The casino clocks your play per session. Once you put your card in it starts a session. When you remove your card it ends the session. These sessions become your average over a three month time frame.
But the most important thing is these sessions are clocked from top of thee hour to top of thee hour. If you play say 4 sessions (moving to different machines 4 times) of 500 points, in a hour for a total of 2000 points your average is 500. Say another guy does 2000 points from top of the hour to top of the hour on the does not move machines his average is 2000.
This is something everyone reading this can try/work on when the casinos reopen. I think you will find your comp might be much higher not moving till near the top of the hour. Also making sure you start play a few minutes after the top of the hour to play to as near the next top of the hour you can.
I am near 90% sure this will work you for many of you out there. I was 2 and 1/2 months into my tests when the virus shut down the casino. From the info I have I hope some of you all can give this a try when things open up and report you findings on comp value.