When is a High Roller Actually High Risk?
INTRODUCTION There are almost 600 casinos in the United States and several thousand around the world. Every one of them probably has a different interpretation of what a high roller is. It is an interesting and controversial subject that is all relative to each casinos VCL. VCL is one of the many variable factors that […]
Casino Junkets – Part Art, Part Science and Part Voodoo
Casino junkets are a very interesting subject. Casino junkets, junket reps and independent reps who organize individual ‘splinter junkets’ exist all around the world today. Splinter junkets or “splinters” is a slang casino term for individual players as opposed to a large group of players. There are approximately 2,500 – 3,000 legitimate licensed casino operations […]
Casino Junkets….The good, the bad and the ugly….Part 1
First, we need to understand what a junket is and what it is not. A casino junket is a group of individuals that “supposedly” have a propensity for gaming that are being organized by a tour leader referred to as a junket rep to take them on an organized trip to a casino for gaming […]
Casino Junkets….the good the bad and the ugly….Part 2
First, it is important to understand that Junket Reps serve a legitimate function in many different casinos around the world. They basically act similar to an independent manufacturer’s sales representative who represents the manufacturer’s line of products on a commission basis instead of working on a fixed salary as most casino employees do. There are […]