Comments on: Casino Marketing Partnerships

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 06:39:12 +0000

Ron, I’m in the same spot as you. I have no interest
in staying on a Cattle boat! I get free rooms and
some free play and some meals. I can live with that.
I will not stand in lines! See ya at a Tournament!
Also Ron.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:32:25 +0000

I have cruised six times on NCL through offers from Caesars. They are great deals. Yes, it’s true, my offers have all been for inside cabins, but I always upgrade to a balcony for a nominal (in my opinion) fee. From what I understand in reading the NCL message board on Cruise Critic, the price of the upgrade depends on the popularity of that particular sailing. I am booked on a 7-day Western Carribbean cruise in April in a balcony cabin for under $300. (Travelocity priced it at $1800.) Government taxes and port fees are always your responsibility. Similar cruises have cost me about $600 in the past – still a phenominal deal. I understand (from reading Cruise Critic) that some players have received offers for a suite. Also, all cruise offers received through a Caesars casino include a free drink card to be used in the casino.

I often do quite well in the casino. As long as I can occasionally win enough to keep playing, I am happy. I have had several wins that required a W2-G form.

If you have no history with CAS (Casinos at Sea), your best bet would be to ask your casino host if there are any “free” cruise offers. After you have cruised, you can call CAS and ask what your offer might be on a future cruise based on your play on your previous cruise. I am Diamond with Caesars, but I have heard that Platinum players have received offers.

Caesars Windsor is giving out certificates again on Feb. 16th (invitation only). The last one was on Nov. 17th – so about every three months.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:56:12 +0000

I’ve been watching the 7* web page and there is a lot
of not so good feed back about the anything but Free
Cruises they are offering. I will never know, I’m
a lowly Platinum!

By: Brenda Finchum

Brenda Finchum — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:00:23 +0000

Are cruise discounts available for diamond status? Who do you contact for pricing?
Thanks,
Brenda

By: Dan Sowards

Dan Sowards — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 04:00:13 +0000

Jean, I guess if you like cruises, those are fine. However, I would NEVER recommend gambling on a cruise unless you are entering into some kind of tournament. The pay schedules are way too tight. Also, unless you are Seven Stars, the rooms you get free are inside cabins, and you still have to pay bukus in fees and taxes. Most of the time these are simply not worth it.

Yes, once you are a player at Harrah’s/Caesar’s properties, you literally get inundated with offers. I received four mail offers and six emails last week for various (Harrah’s/Caesar’s) properties for all sorts of things – Valentines, Superbowl, Skiiing, etc. BUT, if you have not visited some of these properties in 12-18 months, they can and do cut you off from offers. I ALWAYS received free play/dining offers from Harrah’s New Orleans, but not having been there since March of 2012 they cut off any offers except for free hotel rooms.

So, it can be a mixed bag.

By: Mike Yack

Mike Yack — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:09:38 +0000

My wife and I took advantage of the partnership between Pinnacle Gaming and Wynn a couple of years ago. We had a free 3 night stay at Wynn and free buffets. Great place to stay and the food was very good.