The gatekeepers gambling business, like any other business, trying to attract an interested audience by any means to quickly increase their income. Today there are many ways to attract visitors to land-based casinos and gambling halls. These are loyalty cards, prize drawings, bonuses, show programs, etc. A fairly widely used variant of "luring" players to the club is a junket tour, which at first glance seems very profitable to the gamer.
A junket tour is a high-risk trip
In essence, a casino junket tour is an ordinary trip according to a pre-arranged program with a small exception: the main activity of the trip will be casino gambling, not sightseeing or relaxing at a resort. The owner of the gambling establishment, in which you will have to spend at least a few hours, takes care of the payment of transfers, hotel room, meals and, even, excursions. There should be only one obligation on your part - to spend a certain amount of money on the game, which is stipulated in the contract.
In fact, if you know how to keep yourself in control, can stop in time and do not leave the gambling establishment undressed to the thread, this option to visit the casino is quite convenient. Especially for citizens of such states, in which gambling is prohibited or available with serious restrictions. If a few years ago junket tours were mainly purchased by residents of Islamic countries, today they are quite often bought by wealthy Russians and citizens living in other former Soviet republics where gambling is prohibited or restricted.
Terms of junket tours
Most often "gambling trips" are offered by casino owners, which are located in famous resort areas. Such trips are much more attractive, because in addition to visiting the casino players become available and other pleasures of life in the form of excursions, vacation by the sea, etc. Experienced players who constantly practice such trips, are well aware that they have the opportunity to get very favorable conditions in exchange for the obligation to spend a certain amount in the casino. So, what can a gamer purchasing a junket tour count on? These are:
- Payment for plane/train tickets and transfers to the destination. When concluding the contract, it is necessary to carefully study the clauses concerning travel by public transportation, as sometimes the trip is made at the expense of the tourist, not the casino.
- Accommodation. In standard low-cost contracts, you will be offered fairly modest accommodation. If you want to live in full comfort, you should bargain a bit or choose a more expensive junket program.
- Meals. If there is an "All Inclusive" option in the contract, it makes sense to take advantage of it. All the more so because Russian tourists always seek to get the maximum benefit for the minimum amount of money.
- Entertainment Activities. Popular junket tours sometimes include excursions, shows, etc. Casino owners realize that it is impossible to stay in the gambling hall around the clock, which means that guests must be entertained somehow.
As you understand, for all of the above, you give a commitment to spend a few hours in the casino and bet with the stipulated minimum limits.
Junket tours for Russian citizens
There are several gambling zones in the Russian Federation, to which you can travel as part of the junket tour program. On the example of the Sochi casino, which is located in the Krasnaya Polyana IRZ, we offer a brief look at the conditions of such trips. This institution has several programs. For comparison, pay attention to the cheapest and the most expensive.
| TOUR: GUEST. | TOUR: PREMIER. | |
| Total deposit amount | 2,000 UU | 50,000 UU |
| Flight | economy | business/first |
| Transfer (meet/withdrawal) | comfort | VIP |
| Living conditions | 3☆ | 5☆ |
| Nutrition | menu | ALL |
| Time spent on the game | minimum of 3 hrs. | minimum of 5 hrs. |
| Min. bets (roulette) | 100 UU. | 1,000 UU |
| Min. rates (cards) | 25 UE. | 500 UE |
| Min. bet slot machines | 3 UU. | 30 UE |
As you can see, a junket tour to a casino is not the cheapest tourist destination. By the way, similar programs can be found in the near abroad. For example, in Belarus, Kazakhstan, etc. It should be noted that the cost of junket tours in other former Soviet republics is approximately the same. Anyone who wants to go on a "gambling trip" to other countries will be able to choose from a large number of different programs, the cost of which is comparable to those already mentioned.
