Comps (casino)

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Comps are complimentary items and services given out by casinos to encourage players to gamble.^[1] The amount and quality of comps that a player is given usually depends on what games they play, how much they bet, and how long they play.

Most casinos have casino hosts responsible for awarding comps and contacting players to bring them back to the casino. Pit bosses can also award comps at table games. Despite the strategic importance of the comps in the casinos' structure, there is no separate profession for it, in different gambling houses, different specialists may be responsible for it.^{[citation needed]} Most casinos ask players to get a player's club card so their play can be tracked and comps awarded accordingly.^[1]