El Cortez Offer -- Need EV Whiz Advice

Sorry for double post. I am typing on my phone. Big brother, we can eat there the day before you leave. On 2x points,, coupons are always in the mailer, which if you don't get sent to you you can get in your room or can print from the El Co website. Easy peasy.

Thanks, Rec, this helps. So, you're figuring that there are two parallel accounts, a ~0.2% points/cashback account and ~0.2% general comp (for everything but CB or FP) account? I'll need to study a bit more, especially since we'll be staying there for the first time.

Any idea what happens with the two accounts on the 10/7 DB machines?

Thanks again, take care!

FFlowers,

2X points are never in any of the mailings that I have received from El Cortez (only as I said discounted but not comped room nights plus about $15 in Food Comps [this makes me think that I would have to stay at the hotel to get the food comps] plus one day of 5X points).

But since you say that this can be printed out from the El Cortez website (I've never stayed at this hotel), I'll check that out!

Thanks for that information!

RecVPPlayer

You're very welcome, Jon!

And I'm not figuring that there are two separate accounts -- I know for a fact that they exist. It's sort of like what they have at Plaza/Las Vegas Club except that the comps do not expire -- they just continue on (I guess as long as you give them action probably within whatever their parameters are to keep points ongoing).

Besides the information in the Slot Club brochure, when you insert your Slot Club card into the card reader, you will see how many points you have and then how many Comp Dollars you have.

I save Slot Club points for cashback (if I'm remembering correctly each 500 points is $1 in cashback and I use the Comp Dollar account for stuff in the Gift Shop and bottled milk at Seattle's Best Coffee).

If you have had no idea that you have a separate Comp Dollar account there, you certainly might have a bunch of Comp Dollars coming to you!

As for play on 10/7 DB, players get cashback and comp Dollars for that as well but at least for cashback it takes $3 of coin-in instead of $1 of coin-in to earn a point. I don't know what rate comp Dollars are earned for sure but at least for when it's $1 per point, I think that it's .2% in Comp Dollars. So maybe that means that it's a third of .2% (so maybe .067%) when it takes $3 of coin-in per point.

And with multiple points, it's possible that the Comp Dollars are multiplied as well -- although I'm not completely sure about that but it may very well be so.
RecVPPlayer

Sure. When I say "mailer" I mean the El Co newsletter, which comes out every two to three months. It is not specific to anyone and contains the promos for the nex few months as well as coupons for 2x points, free cookies I think if you purchase a Subway meal, a discount on a keno ticket and a few other items. The newsletter can be found in all of the hotel rooms and on the website.

Okay, I have not received this Newsletter in a very long time. Maybe I'll have to ask them to send it to me! Or I can also find out if a printed out copy of the coupon is acceptable as well!

RecVPPlayer

I checked the website and the newletter is there but there is no coupon on it.

https://www.elcortezhotelcasino.com/newsletter.pdf

Easily? Maybe.... if you can get at the machine. There are only 2 or 3 machines, and every time I have been by to try to play them, they have been occupied, including weekday mornings. I suggest you factor the possibility that the machines are not easily available into your plans.

Not sure when youre staying there (or elsewhere) FF.........will send you PM..........