Details About myVEGAS

Once again I want to encourage readers of this blog to go back every few days or so and read the “Comments.” There is often very useful information there, adding to subjects I have discussed earlier.

A case in point is the subject of online social gaming I wrote about in a blog last week. I had mentioned that I didn’t participate in any of this and I didn’t know much about it.  Well, many of the readers here are active in this area and did share their experiences, especially with myVEGAS.   Mark, of www.markslasvegas.com, was one of the people who did give a lot of information in the “Comments.”  However, he gave even more details to me privately, so I am going to copy his e-mail here since many have expressed an interest to learn more about this:

I’ve been playing myVEGAS since the beginning and have numerous posts about it. My key posts are the myVEGAS 3 in 30 Day Limitation, Redeeming Mlife myVEGAS Rewards and the myVEGAS Room Rewards Calendars list. The Evolving myVEGAS Rewards Terms and Conditions post is important, too.

I haven’t spent anything on the game (although many players do buy chip packages) and I’ve used Rewards for free rooms, buffets, dining credits, shows (Zarkana and Zumanity), real casino FreePlay, Monorail passes, etc. I even picked up a few gift cards (Fandango and Coke World). In a few weeks I’ll finally be staying at Red Rock Resort thanks to the new Red Rock Room Comp Reward. myVEGAS also offers Rewards for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and the House of Blues (not just the Las Vegas location).

It isn’t perfect. There are some inconsistencies with how Rewards are handled. It is important to read the fine print on each Reward, but even then, the myVEGAS phone rep my tell you something else that doesn’t quite match. For example, most of the Comp Room Bonus rewards say you can get and use up to 3 and use then consecutively. I’ve spoken with multiple reps and none of them have allowed me to use more than one at a time although other players seem to have had no problem redeeming multiples at the same time. I recently tried to use 2 different FreePlay rewards at New York – New York and was told by the Mlife rep that I could only use one per trip even though there is nothing about that in the fine print.

I blame some of the inconsistencies on myVEGAS growing pains. When it started, there weren’t many limitations and most of the Rewards were more valuable. Now a lot of the dining discounts require a minimum purchase (like $30 off $75 at Heritage Steak at the Mirage) and most buffet rewards, Freeplay rewards, nightclub rewards, etc. require you to be staying at an MGM property in order to use them.

myVEGAS has multiple partners, so people that aren’t as familiar with Las Vegas get confused about the different requirement and limitations for the MGM/Mlife rewards, House of Blues Rewards (especially the HoB at Mandalay Bay since it is an MGM property), Monorail, SUGAR, Royal Caribbean and Station Casinos rewards. They also offer other occasional specialty rewards like Fandango gift cards (usable online anywhere), the Coke World gift card (had to get voucher at an MGM property and then take it to the Coke World store), the new Las Vegas Motor Speedway tickets, etc.

It’s hard to complain, though, when getting all of this without spending a cent. I still play it on a daily basis via the Facebook game and the iOS and Android mobile versions. I’ve used at least one reward on each trip for the past year. I consider myVEGAS to be much better for comps than Caesars Casino where you get a few RCs when you buy a play chip package.