So we each put on half of the OBC we wouldn't use in tips, and went to town.

We checked every day, and sure enough on the last day of the cruise, we were able to transfer money from our room to the machines. A friendly fellow passenger said we would have to wait three days. However, we had a few promo dollars and played them. Next day, we went back and found we were locked out.

We got lucky and ended up $15-20 ahead, so we decided to cash out. Four days before the end of the cruise, DH and I each put $100 from room charge on slot machines and played a few spins. On Silhouette TA last fall, we found ourselves with a lot of leftover OBC after I had done my worst at the spa. If you cash out after only one bet, you are locked out of the 'room charge' option for 24 hours. It takes only 7 spins and you've played enough to cash out. We were told you have to put 10% of the 'room charge' amount at risk before you can cash out.

Strange how it works differently on different ships. Just returned from our latest cruise where we played 2 sessions of around 20 minutes each during which we converted our 150 promtotional dollars into 155 real dollars and gave the croupier 9 dollars tip. We use this system on every cruise and have only lost once. You can however easily (with a very small risk), convert your OBC into cold hard cash and have fun at the same time by playing corners - 5 chips gives you practically an even bet. When did you last use promotional chips to bet on red or black? On our last 4 cruises on Silhouette (20) promotional chips could only be played on the inside numbers I e. On another I was paid out in what I had won and anything remaining from the room charge went back to my room account. On some ships I was able to make one bet and cash out and got a payment slip for the amount left in my machine balance. It does not have to be roulette = it works the same for all table games.Īs if you use the slot machines you do a room charge on the machine and say you put $100 on the machine. Any real chips you win are yours to cash in. Keep playing either red or black with just the promotional chips until you have gambled them all away.

If you leave your original bet on red and it comes up on red again, you get another $50 in real chips. Take the $50 in real chips and put them in your pocket. If you go to the roulette table and bet $50 in promotional chips on red and the ball lands of a red number, you still have the $50 promotional chips and $50 in real chips. If you go to the cashier's cage and ask for $100 from your OBC, they will give you $100 in promotional chips.

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