Club cards or lay low?

I started counting a couple months ago and have come out ahead in 10 of 11 sessions, so somethings going right. I usually play $25 DD with a 1-3 or 1-4 spread for no more than an hour.

I'll be in Vegas next week and I am wondering if it is advisable to sign up for club/VIP cards to get the free drinks, coupons, etc.? Obviously, I don't want to get the boot or have my play scrutinized/tracked anymore than necessary. Should I be concerned considering my play mentioned above?

Thanks for your help.

the comps for a light green player probably exceed the win rate for infrequent visitors to Vegas. Twenty hours in a week spread over several properties will generate hundreds of dollars in free hotel coupons, meals, match play, etc, over the months that follow.

It does make sense: "light green play" might indicate spreading
$25 to $150 or so, or average betting around $60, meaning about $6,000
per hr, or an expected casino average take of about $60 per hr,
(conversely an expected expert player take around $60 per hr but we
won't talk about that now). If the casino wants to comp around one
third of their expected take, they should comp around $20 per hr. or
$400 for 20 hrs of play.

My question arises partly from my experience. I only have about 220hrs
of actual play logged, but I've been rigorous about AP for all of them.
And I've never had a casino offer me anything. From the start, I did
generally get player cards, and after about 80 hrs of play I learned
that one is supposed to ask the pit for comps (table play comps don't
show up on the actual electronic card like slot comps do). Since then
I occasionally ask for and get a comp for a buffet or other restaurant.
But, despite tactics such as flirting with a bit-boss-chick whom I
really think did like me -- I've never learned what my actual comp
balance is, or what my play rating is, they'll simply say yes or no to
the buffet or room.

So, my question is what is the real range of the rating-to-play ratio
for comps? Apparantly the standard system is to rate the player from
1 to 3. 3 means cpmplete dumb ass and 1 means skilled basic strategy
player. And I guess a 1 rating is supposed to yield about 20% of your
expected loss rate which is only about 0.5%, or in the case mentioned
above only about $6 per hr. So, what comp rate should a 3 rating give?

And, in reality are there further ratings, beyond 1 for instace if they
suspect but haven't proved yet that you are an AP -- possibly a 0
rating?

When I say I've never been offered anything from a casino, I mean
while playing or while in the casino. I have been mailed a few
$5 cage coupons and a few moderate hotel rate discount coupons.

In any case, the actual comps I've received seem low -- of order
0.05% of the total amount that I've put into the betting circle.
I acknowledge the low comp rate is due partly from my own cowardice
and fear of drawing attention to myself by asking for them.

So, the question for the veterans is this. Is that a logical fear,
or should I just continually badger the pit for whatever comps I can
get? And are there any quick and dirty methods to get a coveted
3 - dumb ass rating?

I have a club card for the casino I stay at. I am comped there and play a combination of BJ, VP, and craps at that place. Mostly BJ, spread $50-$300, but time spent of VP and craps probably helps some with cover. I give them their 4 or slightly more hours of action per day that they want.
I spend the rest of my days at places where I might give them a card if I am loosing or have no card. I play only BJ there and will spread higher playing more aggressively.
This has enabled me so far to keep a home base where room and food is paid for though costing me some EV in a place where I am very comfortable and know many people. When I enter another place it is for blood.

you won't get much in the way of offers from the higher end casinos...but from some you'll get an avalanche...try playing a little light Green at a Boyd property and your mailbox will be full of 3 night stays for the next year. The lower end Caesars properties like Flamingo also send out a bunch of mail.

Don't expect to play 4 hours at Mirage with $60 avg and get much more than a few buffets or casino rate...and then you'll have to put up with snooty hosts.