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Comp ROI Calculator

Calculate the return on investment (ROI) for your casino's complimentary offers to ensure your marketing spend is profitable.

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Justify Marketing Spend

Ensure every complimentary offer and promotion is a profitable investment.

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Drive Incremental Revenue

Measure the real revenue lift generated by your marketing efforts.

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Increase Player Loyalty

Design effective comp strategies that keep your most valuable players coming back.

The calculator

Run the numbers

Comp ROI Calculator
Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results

The theory

Understanding Comp ROI.

Not all complimentary offers are created equal. Calculating the Return on Investment (ROI) of your comps is essential to ensure your marketing dollars are being spent effectively. A positive ROI means the promotion is generating more revenue than it costs.

/ Formula

This calculator helps you analyze a promotion's profitability by looking at the total cost of the redeemed comps versus the incremental revenue they generate.

ROI = ( (Total Incremental Revenue - Total Comp Cost) / Total Comp Cost ) * 100
Questions, answered

Frequently asked questions.

Incremental revenue is the additional revenue generated from a player *that is directly attributable to the promotion*. It's the revenue you wouldn't have received without the comp offer. This can be difficult to measure perfectly and often requires A/B testing or data analysis to estimate.
You should always use the casino's actual cost for the item, not the price on the menu. A buffet that costs a customer $40 might only cost the casino $12 in food and labor. Using the actual cost gives a true picture of the promotion's profitability.
Anything over 0% is profitable. However, a 'good' ROI depends on your goals. A 20% ROI might be considered low for a pure revenue-driving campaign, but it could be excellent for a loyalty campaign aimed at retaining high-value players, where the long-term value is harder to measure.
The best way is through a control group. Send the offer to one group of players (the test group) and not to a similar group (the control group). The difference in spending between the two groups is your incremental revenue. If you can't run a control group, you can estimate it based on historical data, looking at the player's average spend before and after redeeming the offer.
This calculator focuses on the direct ROI of a specific promotion. Advanced analysis often compares the promotional cost to the player's theoretical value (Theo). A common rule is that total comps for a player shouldn't exceed 30-40% of their Theo. This calculator helps you see if an individual offer is profitable on its own, which is a key part of that larger strategy.
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