Comments on: More About the New Stations Players Club

By: big loser

big loser — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:58:11 +0000

This just looks like they are trying to groom their players into what they feel will create a long term customer. A low player is just not going to generate enough revenue so theyre not wanted. A high level player will go elsewhere once they realize they arent going to receive a good level of comps or even a drawing win. They want the one who will come back week after week and blow a hundred so that they dont think about how they lost. I really love the great offers I get elsewhere in Las Vegas.

By: big loser

big loser — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:35:54 +0000

I just think they should change their ads to WE LOVE LOCALS MONEY. Enough said.

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:04:33 +0000

The reason why there aren’t a lot of “kudos” is that the “upgrades” have been accompanied by downgrades of equal or greater magnitude. The greatest amount of suffering seems to have been inflicted on two groups: the low-limit/infrequent player who would just like the occasional buffet discount, and the medium-heavy player who is now finding out that his play doesn’t get him anywhere near the perks he used to get.

In general, when a casino trumpets the “improvements” to its slot club, that is generally code for, “We just made things a lot worse for you.” This change by Stations, when analyzed correctly, amounts to a wash when considered in context, such as the used-to-be-600-but-now-it’s-1000 pts/dollar rule. It should also be noted that M and South Point (Station’s main competitors for the hardcore locals’ market) had slot clubs that were three times as generous as Stations, so Stations’ ostensibly tripling the slot club rate, but at the same time introducing all the other downgrades that they did, leaves Stations still well behind other locals’ casinos.

Of course, for the advantage VP player, Stations is still the best choice, since a few +EV machines persist there for the time being (and the slot club bennies at the other casinos don’t make up for, say, the difference between FPDW and NSUD).

By: No Point Upgrade

No Point Upgrade — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:52:56 +0000

I had a *lot* of Stations points. I didn’t get any noticeable upgrade. I asked at the slot club and they said not everyone got an adjustment; the amount varied (could be a lot, could be only 40 points), and it was a corporate decision; and it maybe had something to do with how long you’ve had your card (~2 years in my case).

By: Emma Ellsworth

Emma Ellsworth — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:01:10 +0000

you stated above that ‘all your old points will be upgraded by 40%’. This needs to be clarified as I believe this is true only for points earned prior to when Station began cashback (not sure, but I think 2008). I started playing heavy again at Staion back in May of 2011, and accumulated a couple million points. NONE of these points received any adjustment, even after I wrote to the director of marketing. In our case, the comp value of our accumulated points fell by $1700 with no compensation, dispite the fact that over that time we lost approx $5000 and never once had asked for a comp.

By: Dick Krueger

Dick Krueger — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:24:46 +0000

I still have a question on status points, and that is what is the period and length to earn status points. I’m somewhat confused by my stations site which states:
You’ve earned 31,295 Total Status Credits this period (Jul – Jan. But then below says: ** Card Status reflect current month + past 2 months. So do you have 6 months to earn status points or is it 3 months. I visit every 4 months, so it makes a difference.

By: Norman D. Grunewald

Norman D. Grunewald — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:18:11 +0000

Doesn’t Station Casinos deserve kudos for upgrading its Players Club program? All I see so far is complaining and concerns.

By: Bonnie Strong

Bonnie Strong — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:13:14 +0000

Thanks for the last two explanations, Jean! It was hard to understand my husband’s detailed instructions. You have nailed it!