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[Brew Swillis]

MGM Rewards is pretty great. Went last month to go to When We Were Young. I got 4 nights at Aria in a corner suite and my gf got my daughter 2 nights for her and her friend, all comped. I got $600 in free play and $350 resort credit, so one night dinner for me and the gf at Catch was free. She got $250 freeplay and $100 resort credit, which she used for drinks at the pool.

That stay rolled into enough points so that when we go back in May, both of us now have 4 nights comped, so we're taking a couple friends to see No Doubt at the Sphere. My resort credit will be enough to pay for one night of dinner for 4.

Also went to Herb & Rye off the strip for dinner one night. They have a happy hour that covers everything on their menu, including entrees. Got a nice New York oscar for $49.

What tier are you? Those are insane deals.

Offers are based entirely on theoretical loss, tier level has nothing to do with it. I mean, if you play high enough to get great comps, your tier status will likely follow as such, the offers you get are based solely on your play. The tier levels carry their own perks.

 

[The Z Machine]

MGM Rewards is pretty great. Went last month to go to When We Were Young. I got 4 nights at Aria in a corner suite and my gf got my daughter 2 nights for her and her friend, all comped. I got $600 in free play and $350 resort credit, so one night dinner for me and the gf at Catch was free. She got $250 freeplay and $100 resort credit, which she used for drinks at the pool.

That stay rolled into enough points so that when we go back in May, both of us now have 4 nights comped, so we're taking a couple friends to see No Doubt at the Sphere. My resort credit will be enough to pay for one night of dinner for 4.

Also went to Herb & Rye off the strip for dinner one night. They have a happy hour that covers everything on their menu, including entrees. Got a nice New York oscar for $49.

What tier are you? Those are insane deals.

Offers are based entirely on theoretical loss, tier level has nothing to do with it. I mean, if you play high enough to get great comps, your tier status will likely follow as such, the offers you get are based solely on your play. The tier levels carry their own perks.

So, uh, what sort of bankroll are we talking about here for a 4 night trip? And what are you playing?

 

[-fish-]

MGM Rewards is pretty great. Went last month to go to When We Were Young. I got 4 nights at Aria in a corner suite and my gf got my daughter 2 nights for her and her friend, all comped. I got $600 in free play and $350 resort credit, so one night dinner for me and the gf at Catch was free. She got $250 freeplay and $100 resort credit, which she used for drinks at the pool.

That stay rolled into enough points so that when we go back in May, both of us now have 4 nights comped, so we're taking a couple friends to see No Doubt at the Sphere. My resort credit will be enough to pay for one night of dinner for 4.

Also went to Herb & Rye off the strip for dinner one night. They have a happy hour that covers everything on their menu, including entrees. Got a nice New York oscar for $49.

What tier are you? Those are insane deals.

Offers are based entirely on theoretical loss, tier level has nothing to do with it. I mean, if you play high enough to get great comps, your tier status will likely follow as such, the offers you get are based solely on your play. The tier levels carry their own perks.

So, uh, what sort of bankroll are we talking about here for a 4 night trip? And what are you playing?

I play mostly blackjack, with some craps and slots mixed in. As far as bankroll, I go with about $1000/day as where I am comfortable. For table games, they base it on how much you buy in for and how long you play. 2-3 hours of $25 blackjack a day will earn you 4 upgraded comp nights pretty easily.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Offers are based entirely on theoretical loss, tier level has nothing to do with it. I mean, if you play high enough to get great comps, your tier status will likely follow as such, the offers you get are based solely on your play. The tier levels carry their own perks.

I would have thought tier must have something to do with it because we pretty much never gamble in vegas and we have seen our offers improve a great deal since we reached gold (via mgm credit card). Maybe they just have increased their offers all the way around and it just coincides with when we hit gold.

 

[Brew Swillis]

Most likely. Or they're trying to entice visitors, which are in shorter supply these days. The more you're worth to them, the more they'll comp. Dining and shopping figure in as well. If you put $1000 a day through slot machines, the theoretical hold for the casino is roughly $100. They have a formula to determine how much they expect to make off of you per day and will comp a % of that in F&B and/or hotel, plus maybe some freeplay. Someone with base level status who plays $10K coin in a day on slots will get better offers than someone 2 tiers higher who plays $15 pass line bets at the craps table for an hour a day. Much better. Of course that first guy will gain status rapidly as his bankroll vanishes.

 

[Kanil]

Anyone know of a way for a non-local to get discounts on Cirque tickets? Looking to take kaniljr (14yo) to see Ka over the holidays.