That didn't take long lol
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That didn't take long lol
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Shocker to zero, a year's work gone
Don't feel alone, I think we're all that way until they pay the SOY and Q4 bonuses.
Yeah, it happens every Jan 1st, but still depressing to start the year with Zero TR credits.. :(
Glad mlife resets in September so I get a head start for tiers since usually make trips in fall and spring otherwise hard to earn platinum since no summer trips
Yeah, hate how all that work just clears away. GG you probably made Diamond Aspiration I, they give you 5000 free points if you get 40K the year before. I got that too last year but didn't make it this year.
Only way to avoid this is to be at a CET property on New Years day and play, since the bonuses hit later.
I don't understand . . . it's not where you start, it's where you end. I am 7* and have a much further way to go than others. However, this year I'm gonna (try to be) smart. You can make 7* in as little as 13 or 14 gambling days, and maximize your play in Q2 (if you can).
Everybody resets it's just when Laurie and I went to KC new years day and I got 2500 tier so with the other bonus deals I'm probably diamond already.
WE dont understand most of these systems (TR , M-life , Gratze..We dont know how any of them works and it seems like they make them hard to understand on purpose .If it wasn't for Donna having a TR credit card we wouldn't be any wheres close to Our platinum status .at least with the Advantage card System (Coushatta ) it tells you exactly where your at points and cash wise & we can get an app for our i-phones if we like. Ill be talking to some of y'all at the meet about these different systems so that we might exploit them more to our benefit.
I am working on cementing our Platinum status with MLife this trip.. As we don't have plans to go to an MGM casino until October, now that Keith is Diamond at Ceasars we will use that for our trips this year. Thinking Tahoe.. Hopefully AC for the meet and greet and Maybe a KC or Council Bluffs trip. Much harder to earn Tier credits in Biloxi. I still need 4500 so I better get a move on.
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It's not that difficult once you understand the basic rules of the system(s). They're each different and each has it's pluses and minuses.
In order to "exploit" (i.e. maximize your advantage) the systems, that takes a little bit of study.
The bottom line is, IMHO (not In any particular order)
1)Play where it's convenient
2)Play where you feel lucky
3)Don't chase comps
4)Play within your limits
Take whatever comps you get at the level that you're playing.
Thanks for your advice . I think the problem im having with TR Particularly is there doesn't seem to be a pattern to follow . At least with Graze (ya i know different card )the pattern seems to be stay and play at least a few days then go to Graze desk and see if you have accumulated any thing & if ya have then they will load it into the system and you can play it on any NON progressive machines .With TR it didnt seen to matter how much we played in any of there casinos . we would never get more than $10 in play comp
One of the differences are that Grazie is "more" generous with converting comp points to Free Play.
Anything less than Diamond level takes a beating when you convert Reward Credits (which differ from Tier Credits) to Free Play.
Here's how it works with TR (this is a basic explanation and doesn't take into account any discounts you get depending on your tier level, except where noted):
If you are purely a slot player, you accumulate Reward Credits (RCs) at the rate of $5 in equals 1 RC.
Those can be used as comps, or converted to Free Play.
If you use them as comps in a restaurant or gift shop, they convert at 100RC = $1
If you convert to Free Play, the conversion rate is:
Gold - 200RC = $1
Platinum - 200RC = $1
Diamond - 175RC = $1
7* - 125RC = $1
IMHO, with TR, RCs are much more valuable at restaurants than as Free Play.
At Grazie, there is no difference between Free Play and Comps. $1 comps = $1 Free Play. I'm not going to go into the earning of comp points in the Grazie system, since it varies by machine.
I knew it was a slower build.. but I didn't remember it being so difficult. I only needed 12K to make Platinum for the year and it took me three days of hard play to get it. In Vegas, that is roughly 80 to 90K Tier Credits. @dailun, we are considering our MLIFE status, we like the Aria so much in Las Vegas, and the Junket flights to Biloxi, but will see what CET brings us this year.
If getting FP is your goal, then maybe CET (Total Rewards) isn't the card/company/organization you should be looking at.
IMHO, CET has the BEST way of getting discounted/comped rooms of any strip chain.
Cosmopolitan has a better play/FP ratio, but it's only a single property.
I'm not here to "sell" CET over mLife or Identity, or Boarding Pass (Station) or any other group.
Once you decide what's important to you, then choose the program which plays to that goal.
Downtown at the D has one of the "best" programs, but it is "downtown".
If I recall, it's a 10X differential. mLife should be taking mucho good care of you for making Platinum at Beau Rivage.
Correction:
I just checked and it a 5X differential.
Las Vegas
10 TC per base point ($3 on a standard slot machine)
Beau Rivage or Gold Strike
2 TC per base point
MGM Grand Detroit
1TC per base point
MGM National Harbor
?? per base pojnt.
Well originally i thought FP was gonna be the goal (along with other perks). i see now that its NOT . what i see now is... the goal is to get you in to the hotel get you a little liquored up so that you will loosen up your purse strings and make large donations to the slots. for us we will all ways tend to migrate toward places that want to do more for us with FP being at the top on that list . we don't necessarily need the the casinos give us free food . i can feed my self pretty darn cheap so a $30.00 buffet where im not gonna eat any where close to 30s worth don't mean a lot to me. let me be frank we have known for a while now that las vegas is all about the lights and the glitz. serious gamblers don't play a lot there (unless your doing table games )serious gamblers are gonna go to places where they feel there getting some sort of return (in cash ) for running there hard earned $$$ through the machines .
Not trying to pick a fight here. You have your opinion and are certainly entitled to that opinion. However, I will disagree with your statement that " . . . . serious gamblers don't play a lot there (the strip) (unless your doing table games )serious gamblers are gonna go to places where they feel there getting some sort of return (in cash ) for running there hard earned $$$ through the machines ."
Anyone that is Diamond level or above could/should be considered a "serious" gambler. I am 7* and consider myself a "serious" gambler. Each of us plays for a different reason. Amenities, food, etc. Your interest is Free Play, and (IMHO) you should concentrate your play where Free Play is emphasized.
I'm not sure what your expectation is, but I go to Las Vegas 6-10 times a year and stay on the Strip 99% of the time. I am quite happy with the comps that I am given.
As I said, CET's strength is not towards Free Play until you get to the higher levels. Many of the Downtown or off-strip casinos are more geared towards Free Play.
If you look at the statistics (published by the Nevada Gaming Commission) you will see that the Strip payback isn't THAT much different than anywhere else.
@dailun I agree with everything you said and I go where the best bang for the buck is. Our local treats us decent but if I drive another 1 hour and 10 minutes it's so much better so if I have time I go there the difference is about 300 freeplay a nicer suite, free drinks steak house comps vs. a buffet.
Oh no there is no fight . were having a discussion and differing opinions will come up time to time . now that being said . i should of excluded HL machine players in my general statement about players . HL machine players are the whales that casinos look for and comp the best (as they should be )I was referring to folks like Donna and myself (1.50 to 5.00 types )max bet in players. i cant tell you how many times ive walked down a row of newly installed machines Ill use Buffalo gold for an example and every machine is set at .60 cent bet .
Absolutely. I went to a local yesterday for my birthday and was reminded why I had quit going there.
IMHO, local casinos are there if and only if you really need to "scratch that itch". It's worth it to me to drive another 2 hours to Reno/Tahoe, or fly to Las Vegas because I know that I will be better taken care of.
This is so true. I made tons of RCs off the Browns multiplier promotion the Cleveland casino used to run when they were TR. They were the day after the games, and it always seemed like the machines paid better those days too so you got to play forever and a lot of times I made all the RCs, plus TCs toward my SS*, plus went home ahead on real money too.
Those were the days. Now my balance is like 30 RCs. I happily spent them all, mostly on free play. I don't get to do many trips but if I am ever traveling somewhere where they offer multiplier days I would definitely try to plan my dates around being there for those.
AFAIK, If you are a slot player the amount of tier credits you earn at mLife casinos outside of Las Vegas is substantially less. If you are a table player, there is no effect.
In Las Vegas, slot players earn Tier credits on the following schedule:
$3 of Slot Play = one base point = 10 Tier Credits
$1 spent at MGM Properties = 25 Tier Credits
When playing at Beau Rivage or Gold Strike Tunica, you receive two (2) Tier Credits for every Base Point earned. At MGM Grand Detroit, you receive one (1) Tier Credit for every Base Point earned. For table games, you'll earn Tier Credits based on length of play, average bet, and game type.
I don't know what the "penalty" is for playing at National Harbor, but I'm sure that there is one.
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What a crock o shat! Why wouldn't it be the same at all properties! I'd love to play Harrah's Baltimore but they don't have a hotel attached. Guess I'll stick with CET properties. Plus I never worry about comps, rooms, transportation, etc. They take care of everything! That said, Cosmo and M-Life has been sending tempting offers...
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Please don't shoot the messenger . . . I'm only reporting what I know. As to why, I have no idea. When I'm at Beau Rivage in a couple of weeks, I'll ask.
That was ONE of the reasons I left mLife, though I still try maintain Pearl just to get free parking. I visit Bellagio once a year for HGS since they started requiring a stay to participate in the myVegas promotion (long story).
I'm very interested to see how paid parking at CET casinos is gonna work.
Ya know i all ways hear how a lot of folks say that downtown is the best place to gamble at . ill have to be honest here. weve won very little downtown as a mater of fact we have done much better on the strip heck this last trip out we had a nice run at the Luxor and PH with a few nice hits at paris and of course Donna's hp over to Venetian .
Baltimore does give comp rooms. I think now it's just at a Sheraton but they used to have others. We stayed at a Hyatt. We just went in our car but they have or at least had a shuttle bus, plus there's probably cabs also.
It's been a while but aren't there some tax issues with winning handpays in Maryland as a non-MD resident - i.e. that you have to then file a state tax return there as a non-resident? I didn't win shit there so it wasn't an issue but I remember my CLE then-CET host giving me a heads up because one of her Seven Stars went there, won a bunch and got hosed on taxes.