Talking about gambling in an online casino

Someone at the table leaves, and almost immediately a middle-aged man sits down and start playing blackjack. The floorperson comes over as the dealer fans $500 in $100 bills across the table. The man gives the floorperson a little plastic card. This card is called a "comp card," or player-rating card, and is issued to any customer who desires to earn comp points based on the amount of "action" he or she gives the casino. The casino uses it to track the average bet made by the player along with, as accurately as possible, the total amount won or lost. Casinos where you can play blackjack then reward their valued customers by issuing complimentary meals, show tickets, rooms, etc. For the duration of their stay, "high rollers" typically expect "RFB" - meaning complimentary room, food, and beverage. A "whale," or the highest of high rollers, will often get the top-level suite the hotel has to offer, free of charge for however long he wants it - including all transportation expenses incurred in getting him to that casino, whether those expenses involved plane tickets, limousines, or even helicopters.
Although it is completely up to the individual to accept or decline a player rating, or use of a player’s card, the modern-day card counter is almost forced to get one and get rated for play just because of how popular getting rated is. In fact, it’s so uncharacteristic to deny a rating that nowadays doing so often attracts more attention from the pit than being rated like a normal player. For that reason, the counter should get a player’s card (under an alias) in any casino that he or she plans to play in with regularity.

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