Forword
Author's Note
Introduction

The Evolution of Comps
        Grind Stores and Google
        The Feds to the Rescue
        Sin City Steps Up Its Play
        Junkets and the First Comp Wizards
        Playing to Your Line
        False Drops and Market Churning
        The End of the Beginning
        The New Formula
        VIPs on Their Own
        The Way It Is

Today's Comp System
        A Comp for Every Budget
        The Comp Hierarchy

Bracing for ACES
        But First, a Word About Asking
        Blackjack is YourVehicle
        Bankroll is Your Fuel
        The Casino is the Avenue--Scouting the Joints
        Establishing Your Worth
        Know Your Host
        Know Your Floorman
        Where to Sit
        Big Brother

The Mechanics of ACES
        Play Slow
        Pick Your Times
        Play During the Count, Breaks, and Shift Changes
        Look Like a Loser
        Hide Chips
        Be Nice
        Tipping
        Play With a Partner
        Play to Your Bankroll
        Use Markers
        Regulation 6-A and the Suspicious Activity
        Reporting
        Getting Money
        Living With the Losses
        Living With the Wins
        The First Time

Other Games
        Slots, Video Poker, and Slot Clubs
        Why Craps is Dying
        Toulette
        Baccarat
        Race and Sports Books
        Poker
        Pai Gow Poker
        Other Other Games

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Comps
        Comp Classics
        Low-Level Comps
        Soft vs. Hard Comps
        Room Comps
        Food Comps
        Getting the Most From Room Service
        Beverage Comps
        Off-Premises Comps
        Show Comps
        Limos
        Airfare And Walking Money
        Golf Comps
        Free Whiskey
        Specialty Las Vegas Comps
        Use Comps You Want
        What They Don't Comp
        The Next Trip's Free--The Absolute Cheapest No-Risk Good    
        Time Weekend on the Planet

In The System
        Wendy Fools The Weezer--A Play In Three Acts

Other Juristictions
        Comps Across America
        Arizona
        Atlantic City
        California
        Colorado
        Connecticut
        Dakotas
        Florida
        Internet
        Iowa
        Kansas
        Louisiana
        Michigan
        Midwest--Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
        Minnesota and Wisconsin
        Mississippi
        New Mexico
        New New York
        Oregon
        Texas
        Washington

For Locals Only and Day-Trippers Only
        Take 'Em Out and Keep 'Em Happy
        Eats on the House
        Special Pointers For Locals
        Party in the Room

Superstitions and Admonitions
        The Great Myths
        Where Women Stand
        Comp Counters Who Count Cards
        Safety Tips

Haul of Fame
The Lingo
Apendix
Bankroll Index

     Who wants to live like a millionaire? Me. And I do. So can you if play off of the casino's greed and make them the weakest link.
     Imagine you're on "Wheel of Fortune." I know, as far as anyone other than your close friends or family is concerned, you don't even know who Pat Sajak is, right? But let's face it: watching "Wheel" is one of those mindless pleasures that even the slickest of us have found ourselves doing at one time or another. Okay. You're on the show. A new superprize goes on the wheel. It's "Free Casino Vacations for Life." The announcer does a gushing voice-over for a video of a happy couple flying first class, cruising to a luxury hotel in a limo, checking into a deluxe suite, watching star-studded shows, dining on gourmet meals, and gambling the nights away.
     You? Winning a lifetime's worth of vacations on a game show? Farfetched? Not at all. Impossible is more like it. No one's ever done it and no one ever will, because no game show could ever afford to let the likes of you and me loose in casinos for the rest of our lives—on its nickel.
     What's not impossible, farfetched, or even improbable, however, is traveling all over the United States or even the world for the rest of your life as the guest of the casinos. What's more, you can live that life for less than the taxes you'd pay if you won your new lifestyle as a prize. Coast-to-coast vacations. Freer than free.
     How? Just start turning the pages of this book and you'll find out how easy it is to get the best of the two-headed beast every time you play—and it won't take long to learn the ropes.
     The premise is simple. Until now, the casinos dangled comps to lure your bankroll. After reading Comp City, you'll know how to dangle your bankroll to lure the casinos' comps.

Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chicago Sun Times, Bottom Line Personal, Las Vegas Sun, Gamblers Book Club, What’s On magazine, Business and Leisure, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Wichita Eagle, The Journal Gazette, Las Vegas Insider, Arizona Republic, Fun ‘n’ Games, The Press of Atlantic City, Travel Channel, Learning Channel

“Rubin is a comp wizard with an insider’s knowledge of the casino industry, and he plays angles that have never even dawned on the rest of us.”
     —John Grochowski, Chicago Sun Times

“Amateur gamblers have had the edge on casinos for a long time. They just never knew it until Max Rubin came along.”
     —Jack Binion, Legendary Casino Operator

“Comp City is the most important gambling book to come out in the last decade.”
     —Steve Forte, Legendary Gambler