I'm leaving Saturday for a week in Las Vegas. I'm a low level Diamond player and got 4 free nights at the Rio, then 1 free night at Harrah's with the last 2 nights costing around $90 (but actual cost slightly over $50 paying with comps worth 4/7). I have no free play there, and either way wouldn't give them a penny of my play, other than taking advantage of their coupon books if they still have them. Last time I asked for more and they had no problem giving them to me. Probably made over $100 off of the free play.
You should definitely stay at a Caesars property and collect your free play, and also ask for extra coupon books, but I see no reason to play there. You obviously did something to earn that free play, so why lose it?
I would suggest the Palms, which is a short walk from the Rio if you don't have a car. I play 9/6 JOB, and they have 0.25% back in free play. They seem to have a lot of promotions, but you have to make sure you play at a machine that qualifies. Some of the 9/6 JOB machines say that they don't qualify, the others do. I once got a $200 gift card that amounted to another 0.25%. If you have to get a bulky gift that you don't want to take on the plane, you can probably get a gift card instead, but for a lesser cash back return. I think once I also earned a wine glass, but I said that I didn't want to take it on the plane and they gave me a $10 gift card instead.
They seem to be pretty nice about things. I went online and completed a survey, and I got 5000 points ($12.50 in play at 400 points/$1) that expired on July 30. I called and asked what time they expire, explaining that my flight is coming in late and I might not get there until 1 or 2 AM. They said that the offer was good until midnight, but they told me they were just going to add the points to my card and I would have them available whenever I showed up. I don't think most casinos would do that, and definitely not where I normally play in Atlantic City.
The Palms has very good buffet deals, especially on certain days of the week, and it is cheaper if you pay with comps instead of redeeming them for free play.
I'm not suggesting that this is the best place, and I'm no expert and only go once every year or two. But I happen to like it there and think I'm getting a good return on my play if not necessarily at 100%.
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Posted by: alan3262@yahoo.com
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