Hello,

Just to give a bit of background I've mainly kept my play to MLIFE properties and I visit Vegas around 6+ times per year. Last year I was only about 5% short of getting Platinum and stayed comped at Aria, Luxor and Monte Carlo for most of my trips. My offer typically included 2-3 nights plus 150 resort credit and 100 free play.

I am unsure of what my actual coin in is and this year I am going to try and keep better track of that. I typically only bring $2000.00 USD per trip for casino gaming. As I'm winning sometimes the amount of $ being put into play can be much more than that, as I will play with winnings but overall I am still very much in the low roller category. Average Slot/VP bet of 3$ over many hours.

This year my offers from MLIFE have substantially dried up, the offer I did book had very limited dates, and they are now charging me for taxes and resorts credits for the room. Also, my freeplay and resort credits are way lower.

I am already 1/4th of the way to Platinum this year and it's only Feb, with most of my trips coming in the summer months. Perhaps someone with comp experience can offer assistance? Do you think its best to put in the majority of my play at MLIFE and hope for better offers later in the year? I will make Platinum no problem probably by August at the latest.

Or would anyone suggest I maybe move over to CET for better offers? I am also not opposed to staying on Fremont but I've never received any offers at all from them. Places like the Downtown Grand or the Plaza have some appeal to me but I can't seem to get on their comp radar.

Basically, I want to consolidate 90% of my play to one property and have it be my home base where I am taken care of. If I get that sort of loyalty I am more than happy to put the play in.

What is the best place to get long-term loyalty from and to make your home base?

 

My take is this.
Mlife Platinum will not get you any better offers than Gold. The tiers are a marketing item.
It would not surprise me if MGM was tightening up marketing offers.
If free basic rooms are your main concern and you are a machine player (not VP though),
then more likely CET will get you those, albeit perhaps at lesser properties than MGM has.
Only way to find out is to direct all your play to CET.
Making Platinum will get you higher than Gold discounts on rooms but that doesn't appear to be what you want.

 

My experiences have been if you want a free basic room or at least deeply discounted, CET is the way to go. It doesn't take much to get stuff to show up on the booking calendar. They won't necessarily send you a mailer but you just log into Total Rewards and check the calendar.