Comments on: Caesars Information

By: Clare

Clare — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:34:58 +0000

I recently booked a two night stay at Bally’s, and I was pleasantly surprised to see a notation on my confirmation that the $18/night resort fee WAIVED. Maybe it’s because I’m at the Platinum level?

By: George Bauslaugh

George Bauslaugh — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:11:08 +0000

Jean,

I don’t believe “resort fees are here to stay”, if we get our state legislators to ban them and consider them as deceptive practices. The problem with our country today (this coming from me, a Republican)is that the government refuses to fully regulate business and allows deceptive and fraudulent practices.

I have been trying to bring about a class action against Priceline, due to these hidden charges: through their “name your own price” option.

Again both Florida & Nevada at the state level should pass “Truth in Pricing laws, (for the hotel & Rent a Car industries) similar to what the airlines have currently!!!

By: Robin Heller

Robin Heller — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:50:48 +0000

The Fuel Rewards Network almost works for me…the only station in our area is 30 cents a gallon more than any other, but if I wait until I get at least 40 cents off, it is worth going there. We have a van with a 19 gallon tank! Just registering and learning how to use the rewards card is simple…I don’t pay attention to more details! I am expecting CET to lower the rewards rate earned outside of the FRN, and then I will just un-link my card!

By: Bill Lockhart

Bill Lockhart — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:19:23 +0000

I just returned from a two day trip to Atlantic City. I play at Caesars property exclusively because I am able to get a comp room two days a month. They had a 3x and 10x point promotion on the days I was there. The sign said the promotion time ran from 6:00am to 5:59am. Is that 24 hours? Not really, you could not sign in until after 9:00am. So it’s actually from 9:00am to 5:59am. On Friday I went to sign in for the promotion at Caesars only to find out that on Friday the promotion was only available at Ballys or Showboat. Yes They are all the same company and Caesars is physically attached to Ballys but those are the rules. So I played at Ballys instead of Caesars. I would love to know the reasoning behind making the promotions so complicated.

By: Mick

Mick — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:55:44 +0000

Jean; The Fuel Rewards Network in our area is linked up to our local grocery store. (Almost the very center of CA). Purchase a certain amount of groceries and receive a discount off gas, up to 20 gallons. Credits expire within two months. No rollovers. This store is one of the most expensive stores in the area and the gas is Shell stations. Good gas, but expensive. Not like Costco or other stations. For us FRN does not work.

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:51:33 +0000

I haven’t given CET any of my business (in Vegas) since they carefully calculated their Reward Credit system so that it was impossible to play any of their games, at any time, with positive EV. Now, it looks like they don’t even want you to break even. If you play 9/6 JOB at anything less than an 0.5% return net of Reward Credits and other goodies, then you’re playing a losing game. One Reward Credit is worth ONE PENNY in comps or ONE-HALF OF A PENNY in free play. To get this penny, you have to bet $25 on a JOB machine–and your theoretical loss on that $25 is about TWELVE cents. So they’ve changed the time-honored formula of rebating 20-40% of theo in comps to rebating…8%. No thank you Caesar’s!!!
(I realize that mailers, etc. may boost your net EV but since you never know what, if anything, you’ll get in perks, and they can cut those off at any time, their value is functionally zero.) The simple fact is that you’re far better off playing quarters on a fullpay machine at Coasts, Stations, etc. than dumping $25/hand in a Caesar’s, etc. short-pay machine and getting nothing but a $100/hr loss. I’d rather make $9/hr playing deuces at Stations, even if they do no-mail me for doing so. Better than paying the freight to achieve (and maintain!!) “status” at CET.

By: G. Anderson

G. Anderson — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:21:50 +0000

Jean, You taught me (years Ago) that the host was the key to comps for rooms and associated fees. The last three visits to the Palms, room & resort fees were comped.
Play where you stay.
Ask, politely and a gift card for $25 will get you a better room and no resort charges.
Thanks for the Blog.

By: queen of comps

queen of comps — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:28:38 +0000

You aren’t the only one who has told me about this problem. However, I think it is a Yahoo issue or some other computer problem for just some people because I and others are having no trouble clicking on the link in the e-mail and be taken straight to the current blog. Wish I could solve this – but it seems like there is no fix on my end.

By: J.R. Decker

J.R. Decker — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:53:30 +0000

Jean,
I always read your post and find them worth my time, but
now in yahoo mail they do not come up highlighted to click on and go direct to your address to read your post. Don’t know if it’s yahoo mail or your new way of putting your address in.
Hope you know what I mean.

https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/?p=3219

By: david

david — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:21:04 +0000

My two cents about Ripoff (resort) Fees. I will never pay this asinine fee- therefore many casinos will never get any of my gambling action. The casinos that do not charge this thievery are the only places I will stay or gamble. And to those who do pay these Ripoff Fees, I ask, don’t you feel stupid? The casinos know that you are and will keep ripping you off until you get tired of paying more for less.