Slot Clubs

Another Players Club Changes – Wynn/Encore

Here is the official press release:

LAS VEGAS— (Sept. 22, 2011) – In an ongoing effort to reward the resort’s loyal guests, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore have launched enhancements to the Red Card loyalty program. Red Card provides members extraordinary benefits for unmatched experiences exclusive to Wynn Resorts.  Beginning Tuesday, September 20, guests were able to earn points, free credit and comps faster than before.  The credits may be redeemed for services and amenities available at two world class resorts with the ease and usability of just one card.

More About the New Stations Players Club

Wow, change brings about a lot of questions and discussions, some of it very heated!

I can’t answer all your questions but I will try to explain a little more to follow up the discussion on this subject in my last entry.  Some details about the Stations new players club you can find if you go to their Web site.   More details might appear if you log into to your personal account there.   And there are brochures at the various slot club booths, but they might not tell you all you want to know.  However, be careful if you ask questions at the booth.  I had someone complain that they were given entirely wrong information from one employee.  It always pays to check with more than one source when you want to be sure of casino facts!

The Locals Love War

I love it when casinos get in a war – it is good for us players!  And the new players club unveiled by the Station casinos last week is a major shot across the bow of the Vegas-based ship called Locals Casinos.

Questions from your Comments

In your column “A Gambling Constant – Change” you mention the obvious perils of piling up slot card points.   What do you feel is a fairly standard rule-of-thumb for a minimum number of points to keep active in a casino?

Unfortunately, there are almost no rule-of-thumb guidelines when you are talking about casinos. 

A Gambling Constant – Change

September seems to be bringing more changes in Vegas than just in the weather – and just like the weather, it isn’t  always good, at least for video poker players:

There is scuttlebutt, but no confirmed details yet, that  Station casinos is bringing in a brand new players club.

More on Mlife Players Club

The information I gave in the previous blog entry for MGM’s new players club  is for POINTPlay, which you redeem for FREEPLAY.  This is the number that you find on the card reader when you insert your players card.

There is another separate category called Tier Credits

Figuring Out MLife

MLife is the new players club for all the MGM properties.  It has some good features, but one I just hate is trying to figure out the number of points  you are earning/have earned or the amount of coin-in for one session.
 
All  players rack up the same number of points in each machines categoriy AS YOU ARE PLAYING

Be a Calculating Player

A question on a gambling forum: “South Point advertises 1000 pts = $3 freeplay/cash back. How do you know what rate that is?”

This is a question that troubles many new students of smart gambling – as well as, it seems, many experienced gamblers who will confess their weakness in math.  However, there are several ways to learn how to find the value of slot club benefits.

Q+A

Q:  Jean, just curious…how many people are as faithfully being as frugal as you are in their approach to gambling? You are doing it the best way, but do you know of anybody else who is?

South Point Casino

In my last entry, I said that the South Point casino had changed its mailer system for locals.  I want to emphasize that I did not say that no one should play there anymore because of this.  I merely wanted to give you the facts about this change.

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