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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:23 am
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bgriff
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Originally Posted by blackcardmember
Borgata is honestly driving me nuts, i've retained my black card for the past 3 years, meaning i complete my $1000 comps every year to carry it over and still i'm getting horrific rates for Friday and Saturday stays.
Friday, i paid $279 for Borgata. Saturday, I blew $499+tax to stay in the Water Club since they were already sold out on Brogy,.. Luckily made up all that money at the tables. They gave me Sun free which i didnt stay anyway. Whats the point of free weekdays, there is no fun and no crowd on Mon, Tue, Wed etc... I'm really getting pissed off since the black card doesn't get you anywhere these days, except some comps you can use to cover your wining and dining... I think it's time to fly out to Vegas.. (Especially given the freezing cold on the east coast these days!!!)

Question is this: Can i use my black card in Vegas to get any special deals in Vegas? Doesnt Boyd own MGM or something as well? Please advise... I know in Borgy if you bring your other "black card" from a different casino, they upgrade you to the black...
Thanks...
Borgata used to be owned 50/50 between Boyd and MGM, but that is no longer in effect; Boyd's only Vegas casinos are not anywhere that the Borgata clientele is likely to be interested in, and they have a separate player's card anyway. You could try seeing if any of the casinos would give you anything for your black card, but the matching programs are mostly an AC phenomenon, and the Vegas casinos likely look down on AC anyway (and are unaware that the Borgata is actually fairly nice) so it would be hard to convince them just by showing the card that you're worth anything.

That said, if you play enough to be Black Label, and if you go to Vegas and focus your play on one brand like MGM Resorts (which owns Bellagio, MGM, Mandalay, Mirage, and others), it shouldn't be hard to start getting comps there as well, and they will likely be willing to retroactively comp some of your room charges at check-out if you play at the same company's properties as where you stay, and if you play enough during your stay. In general the nicer Vegas properties are much stingier with free room offers to low- and mid-level players than the Borgata is, even on weekdays, but at the least you'll get discounted room rate offers and the potential to have the room comped at check-out.

The only brand that will seamlessly give you credit between AC and Vegas is Caesar's (Harrah's) Total Rewards, but unless you're a slot player that's not likely to be a good choice in general.
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