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            <p><b><font color="#CC0033" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Frugal 
              Tips </font></b><font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">by 
              Jean Scott</font><b><font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
              </font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b><font size="3">A 
              Q&amp;A on TV, VP and MBA's (continued)</font><br>
              </b></font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">We 
              could never get everyone to agree that the more gambling information, 
              the better. Someone on the Internet summed up the problem nicely: 
              &quot;We want to learn all the secrets ourselves, but we don&#146;t 
              want anyone else to learn them.&quot;</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Q: 
              Don&#146;t you think casinos are tightening up on their comps since 
              all the details of the comp system have been discussed in gambling 
              writings?</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">A: 
              Yes, the whole comp system is slowly changing&#150;but it&#146;s 
              not because of my book or Max Rubin&#146;s Comp City or anyone else&#146;s 
              writing. The change is in the way the casinos are being run. The 
              casino veterans who learned their skills from years of experience 
              back when casinos were primarily privately owned are gradually being 
              replaced with the corporate &quot;bean counters,&quot; our fond 
              name for casino executives with MBAs who got all their training 
              in business school.</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">&#9;It&#146;s 
              a fact that the seat-of-the-pants comping of the old days gave away 
              too much of a casino&#146;s profits&#150;and often gave it to the 
              wrong gamblers. I&#146;ve heard stories about a time when you were 
              granted comps depending on how much front money you brought on a 
              casino junket. Of course, people would bring a lot more front money 
              than they intended to bet and spent most of their visit enjoying 
              their luxurious comps rather than risking their big bankroll at 
              the tables.</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">&#9;There 
              wasn&#146;t much research back then to figure out just how much 
              the casino was getting back from all the comps that flowed so freely 
              to players. Now, the new executives are here with the technology 
              to analyze everything about the casino business. However, the bean 
              counters have made their mistakes too, forgetting that customer 
              loyalty takes a long time to develop and you can&#146;t expect to 
              see all the results in one quarterly report.</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">&#9;This 
              practical knowledge of the casino veteran combined with the business 
              acumen of the new keepers of the books contributes to an ever-changing 
              comp system. But this doesn&#146;t stop me from writing about it. 
              In fact, I feel the need to write even more to help you find your 
              way through this maze of new regulations and policies and become 
              skillful in maximizing your use of the casino&#146;s comp system.</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Q: 
              When will we see you and Brad on TV again?</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">A: 
              Look for two different Travel Channel shows this summer. There will 
              also be a couple of opportunities for you to ask me some questions 
              in person. I will be the guest of the Atlantis in Reno on June 8th 
              and 9th to help them launch their new slot club. And Brad and I 
              invite you to join us on a &quot;Frugal Gambler Cruise&quot; from 
              Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas, February 17&#151;22, 2002. There 
              will be a gambling seminar and a slot tournament with cash prizes. 
              Call 1-800-659-2662 for details. l</font></p>
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><i>You 
              can go to <a href="http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com" target="NEW">www.lasvegasadvisor.com</a> 
              and click on the March 30 Frugal Fridays in the Archives to read 
              more details about the filming of Jean Scott&#146;s &quot;Dateline&quot; 
              story.</i></font></p>
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