--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "johnvegas7" <johnvegas7@...> wrote:
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> Hi Gang,
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> Been staying on room comps (suites) at Green Valley Resort and Red Rock for years. Background: also get mailers for free nights at Wynn and Venetian. Decided we might like to give M Resort a try for a night. No particular reason - just would like a different option.
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> Have the Imagine card but with little play. Phoned the casino, was put through to the host on duty. Asked her if we could come in on a Monday night (no conventions + a slow week) and gave her my card #. She turned us down - would not offer a casino rate. Thought she was rude about it too.
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> Suggestions appreciated on how to get a casino rate at M. Pretty sure we would wind up with a comped room - we hit VP hard!
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While I grasp your good intention here, I'll observe you've stubbed your toe at least twice ...
I presume you signed up for an Imagine card to score some modest premium, and gave play in kind. In doing so, you risk burning any potential goodwill should you later decide to re-approach the casino ... No matter how strong your play elsewhere.
If the casino in question is one that there's any chance you might have residual inteest, then I find the best strategy is to at least posture my play at minimm as a nominally interesting "player", or just forego the come-on promo.
Your second "stumble in the dark" was the complete cold call inquiry. At the very least, it would have been better to consult their website, which provides a list of casino hosts, select one low on the totem (who maybe hungry for a new player) and turn on the charm with a phone call. (An easy manner and a good sense of humor can work magic ... Of course, I'm not suggesting I possess either of those qualities ;)
I'm not taking you to task here ... My intent is really to provide food for thought for others who find themselves in a similar position down the pike ...
Seriously, though, the tact I would have opted for in your shoes would be to tap the casual network of player acquaintances I've developed over the years, viagroups such as this and in person in the casino, to find someone with an established host relationship at M Resort, and ask them to introduce me to their host as a "friend" ... And take things from there.
I'm not suggesting posting blindly for such a "friend". Instead, I'm pointing out the benefit of "networking" (for lack of a better term ... Frankly, I just think of it as being naturally friendly)
Take this with a huge FWIW! :)
- H.
