casino- time vs size of bets

[xyzcruiser]

The last several cruises I have been on, the casino is incredibly busy.  I like to just drive to my homeport, so smaller ships. Tables full, machines full (maybe not all, but any I would want to play). Lots of slot players playing minimum bets so they never leave. I prefer to play max bet but consequently when I am losing, my time at the machine is limited and I might not be able to get back on a machine for hours. I find my comps are not as high as they use to be because I am playing less. I don't really want to play in the morning or after midnight and I definitely like to spend time in the ports. So my question is this- I'm going to gamble anyway and I give myself a set budget, but with these circumstances, what is better for comps, keep playing max bets and maybe not get on a machine or park myself at a machine and playing smaller bets for a longer time?

[Old Fart Cruisers]

You get one point for every $2.50 cycled through a machine.  So it would be the same if your bet was $2.50 and you played 1000 times or your bet was $25.00 and you played 100 times.  Either way you would have 1000 points.

[balcony bound]

Well, those max bets are sure a whole lot higher than they used to be.  I just got off Vista a couple days ago.  I usually enjoy some time in the casino but I didn't spend near the usual amount of time in there as I normally would.  First, not a lot of slots I would enjoy, second... max bet is around $8 (and higher) now on the majority of the slots in that particular casino.  Also thought the casino was a bit small for the size ship.  Anyway, lol, it wasn't kind to me.

 

As for size of bet, it would just depend on how long you want to play and if you're getting any decent returns.  Good luck.

[sgttami]

A casino host on Pride once told me that people are rated by the amount of TIME they spend in the casino, not necessarily the amount of $$$ at one time.

 

I have spent entire sea days in the casino but once they switched to all those video slots, I have no interest in playing anymore.

[Old Fart Cruisers]

1 hour ago, sgttami said:

A casino host on Pride once told me that people are rated by the amount of TIME they spend in the casino, not necessarily the amount of $$$ at one time.

TIME would only apply to tables, not slots (but it's still based on average bet during that TIME).  Slots and video poker are strictly by points (one point for every $2.50 played in slots or $5.00 in video poker)