Originally Posted by
bhatnasx
One of the main reasons I support this forum concept is because gaming loyalty program ARE travel related. Many folks take advantage of gaming loyalty programs for the comp rooms & meals while traveling - just as many folks take advantage of hotel loyalty programs to get free rooms & occassionally meals while traveling as well. Most gaming venues with loyalty programs have hotels attached to them. Some (if you're a high enough roller) have air transport as well. I do think that this is a forum which may be stretching FlyerTalks mission slightly, but at the same time, as FlyerTalk grows, it is bound to broaden its horizons & this is one of the forum ideas that I see as a fit for FlyerTalk.
That's how I've come around to seeing it too: a free hotel (or upgrade!) is a free hotel whether you get it because you regularly pay a lot of money at the check-in desk or you regularly pay a lot of money at the poker table. Same with a free flight, a free meal, etc.
And besides, I can take a free starwood hotel stay in my hometown without traveling or flying anywhere. I can't take a casino comp without traveling.
So I'm probably going to vote for the gaming loyalty, despite the conversation-creep that I fully expect to see set in on the forum.