Yes, that explains it. Boyd Ruby card holders, the lowest level, only earn tier credits, no reward points.
$2 coin-in on video poker earns one reward point except for Ruby's. Video poker tier credits are based on theo. This is all on their website: https://www.bconnectedonline.com/points-and-tier-credits
Yeah, the first $6000 or whatever you play earns you absolutely nothing. A great way to attract and retain customers!
It's impossible to measure how much business this has lost them, but they had one advantage: their primary competitors, Station in particular, drastically cut back players' club benefits at the exact same time they did.
That might suggest collusion among those casinos. But they wouldn't do that--it would be wrong (snort).
