Comments on: MARCH VEGAS PROMOTIONS

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:31:58 +0000

The web sites for the downtown Boyd casinos say that you can reach Emerald faster there because your tier points are doubled. It does not say if this is only for those that their CORE casino is one of the downtown properties or for any BConnected member who plays there. You may have to have your core casino changed.

By: Gerda Sisson

Gerda Sisson — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 03:56:49 +0000

After I made numerous inquiries about the card score at the IP in Biloxi (a Boyd Property)I received a letter from the office of The Director of Finance . It said among other things the following: “We follow the same guidelines as all Boyd Gaming Casinos regarding card score . Card score is based on a six month’s rolling calendar and it is updated at the end of each month .” I’m not a local in Biloxi either and my card score is purged every month . (we usually travel there once every month and stay for 4 days)Since KJ gets a rolling 12 month period for his card score and we only get a 6 month period at the IP Boyd property in Biloxi all Boyd Gaming Casinos obviously DO NOT follow the same guidelines as I have been told . It’s almost impossible to get a straight and honest answer from any casino . They either don’t want you to know or their staff is not familiar with their own policies .

By: KJ

KJ — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:22:05 +0000

I’m not a local and my home casino is Orleans. I get a rolling 12 month period for my card score.

By: Gerda Sisson

Gerda Sisson — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 03:32:20 +0000

This is for John Nitrox . We play at the IP Casino in Biloxi , a Boyd Property . We too are Sapphire . That level receives 25% Bonus Points every day . The slot points reflect your comps , such as food or the amount can be downloaded and played on the machine . Lets say you have 200,000 slot points (1000 points = $1.-), you can download $200.- or any part of that amount and play it same as freeplay . If used for food this same amount doubles to $400.-. That’s the way we mostly use our slot points unless they get higher than we can use for food , then we play some of the money . – Your card score (tier) is based on a 6 month rolling calendar and is updated at the end of each month . There is a monthly purge in card score earned more than 6 month ago , so it’s a constant struggle to keep the card score at or above 100,000 (Sapphire Level)Your monthly offers , including freeplay , are based on a daily average over a six month period . Hope this helps . The Players Club at any Boyd Property should be able to explain any part of this . I understand all Boyd Properties use the same system .

By: Jerry Pitrowski

Jerry Pitrowski — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 20:18:57 +0000

Dear Jean,

I want to thank you for all the information you have shared through the years. It is much appreciated. My wife and I are Sapphire card holders at the Boyd properties. We are not locals. We visit Las Vegas three or four times a year. We have never gambled at the Boyd properties downtown. We gamble at either the Gold Coast, Sun Coast or the Orleans depending upon the available promotions. Per the “View Card History History”, it shows a 12 month rolling period to maintain the Sapphire status. When we first qualified for the Sapphire status a couple of years ago, our cards showed the status was good for one year. I don’t know if this helps you but this is our experience with Boyd.

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 17:40:41 +0000

I played at Sam’s Town a week ago. I put $4000 through the Deuces Wild .25 machines. I am Sapphire level (don’t have the time, money, or inclination to play enough to get Emerald, since the required play to move from Sapphire to Emerald is about ten times that needed to move from Ruby to Sapphire, and the benefits jump is the same in both cases). So I would have expected to get 1,000 points (1/4 the regular amount, paying the penalty for playing on good machines), but multiplied by two for Sapphire level. I actually got 500 points for my play, or 1/4 of what I should have gotten. I checked this later using Dead Boid’s helpful website. This isn’t the first time I’ve played the FPDW at Sam’s and been screwed out of even the feeble (0.0025%!!) return I was supposed to get. This may have something to do with the seven sets of deuces (no royals) I hit there in a single weekend last summer. The deuces frenzy also cost me my monthly mailers; I used to get three free nights a month but now, I get free use of the men’s room. Dead Boid is one of the least abusive locals’ casino entities out there, but the message is still the same: feel free to play, but don’t you DARE win, you good-VP-playing scum!

By: John Nitrox

John Nitrox — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:35:08 +0000

Dear Jean,

It is impossible for me to figure out how the points work at the Boyd Casinos. I saw you and Brad last year at the Gold Coast and you were playing on a multiple points day with an Emerald card. I’m a senior on a Sapphire card and when I play on a multiple points day I’m always surprised by what I get in bonus points. It’s always enough to eat at Ping Pang Pong which is wonderful, but I’m always worried about my Tier points, and I am going to the Gold Coast or Sam’s Town twice a year to keep them up. I wish it were easier to figure things out.