the 3 major casinos in Budapest operate pretty much the same way in this respect. 2 of them have a common ownership the Tropicana and the Las Vegas. Varkert is owned separately.)
An ID is required to be admitted. Forieigners must show their passport. Once they have you in their system (with photo) they give you a card similar to other casino cards but with some exceptions. They are not used for comps.
When you enter the casino your file is brought up in the computer. The information is also available on computers inside the casino they track your play by recognizing your photo. They keep track of your buy in . They also click a counter with each buy in to keep track of how much money is taken in. The tropicana charges an admittance fee - the equivalent of $15 in exchange for which they give you a unique chip that you can bet with but cannot exchange for cash at any time. meaning if you win you can cash in your winnings but not the origianl bet. I guess the idea is to play it until you lose. they stopped charging me the admittance fee after a while as a VIP player.
They all give you food but again without comps. The meals I had there were quite good. The Varkert has a more sit down style restaurant where you can choose off the menu. The other 2 have basically a kind of mini buffet. These are for just the asking or help yourself.They do not give or redeem comp points and there are no gift shops. Varkert will give you cab service anywehere around the city to or from the casino, airport - hotel - other casinos. These too are just for the asking. i once came dressed in short pants which violated their dress code (evening only ). they would not allow in me but did provide me with a cab back to my hotel to change and the cabbie also brought me back.
An ID is required to be admitted. Forieigners must show their passport. Once they have you in their system (with photo) they give you a card similar to other casino cards but with some exceptions. They are not used for comps.
When you enter the casino your file is brought up in the computer. The information is also available on computers inside the casino they track your play by recognizing your photo. They keep track of your buy in . They also click a counter with each buy in to keep track of how much money is taken in. The tropicana charges an admittance fee - the equivalent of $15 in exchange for which they give you a unique chip that you can bet with but cannot exchange for cash at any time. meaning if you win you can cash in your winnings but not the origianl bet. I guess the idea is to play it until you lose. they stopped charging me the admittance fee after a while as a VIP player.
They all give you food but again without comps. The meals I had there were quite good. The Varkert has a more sit down style restaurant where you can choose off the menu. The other 2 have basically a kind of mini buffet. These are for just the asking or help yourself.They do not give or redeem comp points and there are no gift shops. Varkert will give you cab service anywehere around the city to or from the casino, airport - hotel - other casinos. These too are just for the asking. i once came dressed in short pants which violated their dress code (evening only ). they would not allow in me but did provide me with a cab back to my hotel to change and the cabbie also brought me back.