Before any casino player can be eligible for free comp points you must first join the casino's players club. You can joint for free in the casino or online, but before you can get your players card you must show up at the casino and show proof that you are over 21 years of age.

Once you have your card every bet you make is recorded on the card and free comp points are awarded automatically. Before placing any bets you hand the dealer your card or if you are playing the slots or a video card game you would slip the card into the machine.

If you are playing at a table game you hand the card over to the dealer and someone monitors your bets, wins and losses and it is also recorded on the card. Even a "whale" or a big better in a casino has to have a player's card to get free comps.

If you are having a good night at the tables or hot a big jackpot on the video machines a representative from the casino may come up and ask you if you have a club card. This is because they want to give you some comps chances are they are going to offer you a free nights stay in hopes that tomorrow you will lose that money back to the casino. At times they will also offer big winners free flights or limo rides to the casino. They do this to entice you to come back in hopes that they can win their money back from you. If you are ever offered these services and you decide to take advantage of it, you are expected to spend some time in the casino. if you come and spend your time in the casinos spa or at the pool you will not be welcome back to the casino, and of you do come back they will not be rolling out the red carpet for you.

The casinos computers use a complex algorithm that takes the odds of the game you are playing and the amount of your bets. In the case of slot machines and video poker machines they also take into account how fast you are playing. If you drop in a quarter and play then wait a few minutes before playing again you will be awarded free comp points at a lower rate then someone who is playing one right after another.

Free Comp Points can not be used to place bets, but can be used to purchase food and services at the casinos stores and restaurants and even a free night's stay in the hotel.

There are also other advantages of having a club card besides free comp points. The casinos give rewards like invitations to special events and tournaments that only players club members are eligible for.