Blackjack Counting and Comps

[Hellmouth]

I'm pretty new to counting at BJ but I dont want to get off on the wrong foot here.

One of the main reasons that I am looking into Video Poker and Black Jack is that I believe that I might be able to get better comps in the long run from casino's. This keeps my wife happy becasue she can eat nice meals and waste money on massages etc while I am playing poker. (Im a lot less of a tightwad about $ when the room and meals are comped to begin with) Also she likes to gamble a little but not poker so these are games we can play together.

Now I understand that in the long run Blackjack is +EV only if you count. I understand that playing long enough sessions to get rated and comped probably would involve a lot of heat and possibly getting flagged as a counter.

So my thought was playing at one casion (Ie the Borg) where I already have a players card and history just using basic strategy so that I dont burn the bridge, try to get rated and comped there since I like the rooms etc. Then when I want to count, hitting all the casino's on the Boardwalk for one hour each during different shifts while I stay at the Borg. That way I can have my comps and still count.

Anyone see any flaws in this plan? I am a newbie counter so I dont know if this has been discussed a million times.

Greg