59Impala

bummer, I dropped as well to Sapphire.

platbrownguy

So I had a 3-night stay at the MGM National Harbor last week, booked as a comp via MGM Rewards. A couple days before arrival, I called my new host, who has been very friendly and professional, and he offered to arrange the limo, cover my food, and so forth. He proactively added a F&B credit and said he'd evaluate the rest based on play. I ended up playing about 7 hours of blackjack at $250/hand average; he ended up comping about $1000 in food and beverage. When I was checking out, I called him and he met me for coffee; I gave him a thank you card with a small gift and asked if he had a chance to look at my play, and he said yes and that I was doing fine. (He confirmed that it was irrelevant that I had ended up winning a bit; he cared about my theo.) More importantly, he offered to make all the arrangements for me when I next go to Vegas (probably in a few weeks), which is great at Bellagio -- will ask to have lounge access, etc. I asked about how my play at other casinos was factored in and he confirmed that everything is separate in terms of theo, but if I have a substantial actual loss at a different property, then he can use that to justify greater comps for my next trip to National Harbor. All interesting info.

The Noir status remains very useful -- frankly the best perks at National Harbor are the close-in parking, the line-cutting at the cashier windows, and the trump-card access to primo dining tables. It definitely seems like there are way fewer Noirs now than previously.

Matt4200

Very interesting insight -

Here�s what I�ve been told my hosts at Bellagio and MGM Grand as a Platinum -

- For Good/Great Comps they want you to play at least 4-6 hours a day

- Comps Based on Losses go like this they take your losses, cover the acquisition cost of getting you there (Hotel, F&B Credits, Free Play etc) then they will comp off up to 20% of your losses after covering those.

- Comps Based on play/theo is above.

- Once you have a host your mail/e-mail offers get automatically better

platbrownguy

As you're probably aware, status is irrelevant to the play-based comps. As for hours per day, the game played and your average bet are equally essential components in determining theo. 7 hours at $250, all else equal, equals 17.5 hours at $100.

Matt4200

Status actually isn�t irrelevant to play based comps.

As a Platinum I�ve gotten double or triple the amount of free play and F&B credits offered, yet playing the same amounts as I was at Gold.

Also, as your levels gets higher you get Bonus Multipliers IIRC to earn more points and comps.

If you�re strictly referring to discretionary comps then sure.

As for play amounts and hours I was simply providing information I was provided from hosts at what they �expect� to see.

MasterPlanner

Same with me.. Do have a Noir card with my name on it that has a 2023 expiration date-- hoping that I'll be able to use that a little bit, at least?

Markie

Seems that Hyatt are offering Noir again to selected customers. Email received today indicating that it extends to 31 Jan 2023.

NoStressHere

As a degenerate gambler, having a host helps a little, but PLAY is what gets better offers. It is also controlled by a backroom Wizard with a big wheel. Well, not exactly. Average play is what generates offers. Period. There are people with Gold at MGM that get suite offers, $450 freeplay, $450 food credit and maybe limo. There are also Platinum that barely get a standard room and MAYBE some food. It is all based on PLAY. There are a few benefits for Plat and Noir you get even with minimal play, but not much.

NoStressHere

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Matt4200

How would you get Plat with no play?

GundamWing01

curious if you had discussions around hyatt noir vs casino noir w/ the host. are hyatt noirs identified / treated differently in their view? i know everything always comes down to theo, but i would like to know how hosts view this or if aware of this partnership.

GundamWing01

this is interesting. it looks like MGM is actively trimming. not surprised, but i wonder whats the criteria/goal. maybe some OG hyatt noirs from many years back will also be cut. many kept noir all these years without ever stepping foot in MGM. we should share some DPs of status for those who kept their status.

platbrownguy

I don't think any of my hosts have been aware of the Hyatt partnership.

They definitely trimmed, but it sounds like they rolled out the promo again and gave Noir to some more globs.

dpb132

Still Noir as of this evening, was matched back in the pre-COVID times. I have averaged 2-3 trips a year since with low level gambling.

59Impala

I was comped noir and had 1 stay in November 2019. haven't stayed in LAS since (also could not due to COVID). so that may be a reason I was dropped from this elite group of people.