mlife (mgm) questions
Apr 18, 2012, 11:54 am
#76
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I'd say Mandalay Bay is your best bet. Talk with your host and see what you can do about picking up charges on Sunday. Don't ask VIP to do it or they will use your Express Comps. Also, she can reverse credit card charges after the fact when she gets back in after her weekend.
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Jun 28, 2012, 12:12 pm
#79
Join Date: Jun 2012
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@ellinj,
1250 tier credits seems incredibly low for a room comp at Aria. Slot points convert 1:1 to tier credits, but there's no points for table games -- they just go straight to tier credits. POINTplay and FREEplay and HSP are all reward points and are not things that marketing would likely say that you need to earn to get a comp.
1250 tier credits requires $250 coin-in on slots, or about an hour of blackjack at $50 a hand. I would believe ten times that number (12,500 points) for a room comp; that's four hours at $125 a hand.
1250 tier credits seems incredibly low for a room comp at Aria. Slot points convert 1:1 to tier credits, but there's no points for table games -- they just go straight to tier credits. POINTplay and FREEplay and HSP are all reward points and are not things that marketing would likely say that you need to earn to get a comp.
1250 tier credits requires $250 coin-in on slots, or about an hour of blackjack at $50 a hand. I would believe ten times that number (12,500 points) for a room comp; that's four hours at $125 a hand.
Jun 28, 2012, 4:17 pm
#80
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@ellinj,
1250 tier credits seems incredibly low for a room comp at Aria. Slot points convert 1:1 to tier credits, but there's no points for table games -- they just go straight to tier credits. POINTplay and FREEplay and HSP are all reward points and are not things that marketing would likely say that you need to earn to get a comp.
1250 tier credits requires $250 coin-in on slots, or about an hour of blackjack at $50 a hand. I would believe ten times that number (12,500 points) for a room comp; that's four hours at $125 a hand.
1250 tier credits seems incredibly low for a room comp at Aria. Slot points convert 1:1 to tier credits, but there's no points for table games -- they just go straight to tier credits. POINTplay and FREEplay and HSP are all reward points and are not things that marketing would likely say that you need to earn to get a comp.
1250 tier credits requires $250 coin-in on slots, or about an hour of blackjack at $50 a hand. I would believe ten times that number (12,500 points) for a room comp; that's four hours at $125 a hand.
Copied from my offer email.
Special room rates starting from $79 Sunday – Thursday and Special Weekend Rates Available
Earn 1,250 Points per Day at ARIA on Your M life Card and Your Room is Complimentary
$25 Resort Credit
Offer valid Now - August 30
Earn 1,250 Points per Day at ARIA on Your M life Card and Your Room is Complimentary
$25 Resort Credit
Offer valid Now - August 30
Jun 28, 2012, 7:32 pm
#81
Join Date: Jun 2012
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As I understand it. -- 40k tier credits over three days or less should have gotten you the room comp. So I have a few questions:
How many days were you there? Did you mix slots with tables or VP to get that 40k tier credits? What's your guess on the session points you earned for that 40k tier credits (ie the session points : tier credits ratio)?
Last edited by Heresiarch; Jun 28, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Jun 28, 2012, 8:25 pm
#82
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Ah. I'm not much of a slot player. Google tells me session points are either 1:10 to tier credits or 1:7.5, although that could be because the number depends on if you're gold or platinum (both of whom earn points faster than sapphire and pearl). If it's 1 session point : 10 tier credits, 1250 session points would be 12500 tier credits, or $2500 coin-in per day -- which, by my calculations at dollar slots, gives a comp value comparable to midweek rates at ARIA. Which makes sense, so 10:1 seems to fit.
As I understand it. -- 40k tier credits over three days or less should have gotten you the room comp. So I have a few questions:
How many days were you there? Did you mix slots with tables or VP to get that 40k tier credits? What's your guess on the session points you earned for that 40k tier credits (ie the session points : tier credits ratio)?
As I understand it. -- 40k tier credits over three days or less should have gotten you the room comp. So I have a few questions:
How many days were you there? Did you mix slots with tables or VP to get that 40k tier credits? What's your guess on the session points you earned for that 40k tier credits (ie the session points : tier credits ratio)?
I *Think* I arrived at Aria with about 54k tier points, I before checkout I was up to about 95k tier points, and after checkout I was up to 119k as I expect the room and my $800 dinner on my room bumped up my points yet again.
Jul 11, 2012, 10:49 pm
#83
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Aug 3, 2012, 1:30 pm
#84
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Aug 3, 2012, 8:32 pm
#85
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wonder how they will handle the transition to the new point expiration date. Will all my tier points go poof october 2012 or 2013?
The rolling expiration date for tiers and Tier Credits will be replaced with one set expiration date per year - October 1. If you advance to a higher tier before that date, you'll enjoy those tier benefits for at least a year!
Aug 20, 2012, 2:48 pm
#86
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Actually I think that the whole site is down..
Last edited by terminalfive; Aug 20, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Aug 24, 2012, 10:45 am
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Sep 26, 2012, 3:18 pm
#90
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I'm at level 48, I think, but some cats on there are already up to 125 or so. It takes a LOT of playing to get to that level. Averaging HOURS a day, every day.
I think I'm at around 13000 of those reward points. I'm close to getting two free glasses of champagne or other items of minimal value :/
