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".
Last edited by dailun; 01-05-2017 at 01:27 AM.
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.
Last edited by dailun; 01-08-2017 at 01:16 PM.
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 $$$ through the machines .
Last edited by charlie50; 01-05-2017 at 02:57 PM.
Not trying to pick a fight here. You have your opinion and are certainly entitled to that opinion. However, I will disagree with your statement that " . . . . serious gamblers don't play a lot there (the strip) (unless your doing table games )serious gamblers are gonna go to places where they feel there getting some sort of return (in cash ) for running there hard earned $$$ 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.
Last edited by dailun; 01-05-2017 at 05:22 PM.
@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.