Originally Posted by
Sykes
You can take it as a cash reimbursement or freeplay. I'm not sure why anyone would take it as freeplay except that the process is slightly easier though. I'm pretty sure it is indeed limited to those that earned it the hard way though.
Last year as an earned Platinum, I received cash reimbursement for the $600 airfare credit. I showed receipts at MGM rewards desk, then walked over to the cashier to get $600 cash.