Singapore Junket

First and foremost, who are junkets? The most common answer is that most people have no idea. They are actually people or a company who refer clients or business to casinos. They handle individual reservations as well as group and charter business. In its simplest terms, a junket is a cheap or free trip to a casino or similar establishment on the guarantee that players will gamble for a specific period of time or wager a specific amount of money. All-expense-paid trips for gamblers are part of the marketing strategy of casinos throughout the world and "junket reps" act as the liaison between casino marketing departments and proven premium players.

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Casino Junkets began in the mid-50’s as a way to entice players to Las Vegas to gamble. Junket programs in those days were pretty straightforward. Casino operators would hire junket reps to fill a plane with qualified gamblers. These players would get free airfare, free hotel accommodations, free meals, free shows in exchange for their commitment to gamble a specific number of hours per day at an explicit average bet size. The casinos of course were gambling that the players would lose more than their out of pocket expenses for bringing, housing and feeding them.

Qualified players receive the most in upfront comps, and are offer a wide variety of gaming packages tailored to the customers gaming profile. In addition, most of the programs also offer first time players to establish themselves and allow them to become familiar with the various gaming properties. They are in charge of assisting you in becoming comfortable and familiar with the procedures that most gaming properties have established so that they can identify you as a player. Once established they will also help you understand the comping guidelines and utilize the slot and table rating cards to maximize your gaming experience. Your junket host will let you know what is included but your airfare should be part of the deal.

If you have previously played at the casino, it’s likely it will be complimentary. This is one of the best deals available for the recreational gambler.

The casino junket is probably the most inexpensive way to visit your favourite gambling destination and you will undoubtedly find that if you are receiving a complimentary airfare and junket invites, you are a player the casino wants to keep as a valuable client and see you with some level of frequency.

When you visit the casino you should enquire about how you can earn complimentary vouchers for the gift shops, steak houses and any invitations to upcoming invitational tournaments for a select group of players. Junkets are inexpensive and fun. In addition, they are a great way to meet other like-minded gamblers from your home town. Casino junkets are not the only way to go of course, but if you are a rated player and a favourite of a particular casino, it is certainly the smartest way.

Today junkets are part of the marketing strategy of casinos around the world. One type of junket is the "up and back" junket. Players stay only eight to twelve hours, and many only play the slot machines. Their yield potential to the casino is generally less than regular junkets and splinter junkets. Careful analysis is required to estimate the size of the market as well as the market potential. In some remote locations, time, distance, high air fare costs, etc will limit the number of players that can travel on a regular basis to your casino. In those situations, a reputable casino junket rep is probably a more cost effective solution to your marketing efforts versus a salaried employee.

Some casinos, particularly those with multiple properties, operate their own junket programs. They are sometimes staffed by people who began as independent junket reps and developed a good reputation and rapport with client casinos. In-house junket reps are part of the marketing department of casinos and are compensated as regular employees, that is, through a combination of salary, bonus, and benefits.

Most of the large resorts in Las Vegas have assumed the role of the junket operator for domestic players. They employ "hosts" who have three primary duties: to identify premium players and attract them to the casino; to negotiate with the players, based on their level of play, and work out transportation, accommodations, food and beverage, and other services for the players; and to keep information on their players and maintain a relationship with them. Hosts are also responsible for developing premium players who are already at the casino.

One very common problem is Loan Sharking. Many of the not so reputable casino junket reps enter the business primarily to extend their loan sharking business where they lend gamblers money at onerous interest rates of up to 10% per week and then use illegal methods to threaten customers in an attempt to collect their money. In addition, the casino usually also loses the customer as they are still required to try to collect on the legal credit obligation. Thus, it is very crucial to find reputable casino junket rep that has good relations with his customers. It is also important to ensure that the casino junket reps you are hiring have been trained and understand the various rules and regulations.

Besides that, a casino should develop a formal training program that is well documented so as to “ertify” each junket rep with a brief test to insure that they really do understand both the regulations and the need for compliance before beginning a casino junket program or dealing with a new casino junket rep. In addition, it would also benefit the both the casino management and junket rep if they agree on a formal casino junket agreement that would limit the casino junket reps activities that may be deemed competitive, for example, not being allowed to represent other local casinos that you compete against. The formal agreement should also define all terms and conditions.

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