I would like to update my post with new information.
My status at the Sun is a newly minted Sagamore(1600 pts, $120,000 coin-in on double points days), with the following recent 9/6 Job machines play mostly on Dbl pt days, Aug 243 pts (coin-in $18,225), Sep 936 pts (coin-in $70,200), Oct $0, Nov 178 pts (coin-in $26,700).
My Sun freeplay offers for November was $0, and appears to be $0 for December also (not enough play and on too good of machines, I guess). Sagamore members get a free room most Sundays - Thursday that they can book directly on MyMoheganSun.com using the Reservations tab. The Sun gave us a Sagamore brunch in November with $50 of freeplay and a drawing for a piece of $40,000 total in prizes. The Wolf brunch drawing was only for $15,000 total and rather than freeplay you got a piece of casino junk ( but makes a great gift!!!). Sagamore private parking is close to both the Sky and Earth casinos. I haven't received any free concert tickets for months and no free casino junk lately, but will probably get lots of Sun WBNA basketball home game tickets when the season starts in the Spring. Sky casino is brightly lit, but earth casino is darkened. No double points have been offered since Sept.
My status at Foxwoods is a newly minted Gold Card(800 pts, $184,000 coin-in). They give us free rooms at the MGM hotel or the Grand Pequot hotel Monday - Thursday. I'm not sure how the high roller lounges work, but we are allowed only two visits and only to the lounge adjacent to the Great Cedar High Limit area. That lounge is cramped, with only six tables that you have to share with other people. The buffet food was very good however. They are giving us two tickets to quite a few of their concerts and shows (Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Legends in Concert, etc). At 150 points of play($17,250 at dbl pts), you get $10 a week of freeplay while at approx. $35,000 coin-in you get an additional $10 of freeplay on Fridays. No private parking area has been offered at the Gold level. All casinos are brightly lit. Wacky Wednesday promotion has been giving 2.5X point muliplier lately.
As far as gambling, the best game at the Sun is 9/6 JOB at the $1 level ($5 a hand to $25 a hand), 8/5 Bonus at the quarter level. You earn points at a $150 per point (.66%).
The best game at Foxwoods is 9/6 JOB at the $1 level but you must play 25 coins to get the full pay on the Royal. They have some pretty good progressive banks (check vpfree2.com for details). You earn points at $230 per point (.43%).
So which casino is better? For the Sun, I'd say the lounges and lounge access are a lot better, the quarter and dollar machines are a lot better, the comp rate of .66% is better, tier level parking is better, the tier level private parties and drawings are better, less coin-in is required to get free rooms during the week ($120K vs $184K), double points count toward attaining tier level is a lot better, they have a high priced gas station on site to spend your points on.
For Foxwoods, at least lately, the Freeplay at $80 a month is better, there are more dbl points days (.43% x 2 = .86%) which gives a better comp rate, the comped concert tickets are a lot better, the progressives are a lot better, there are more separate casinos to get lost in but they are all brightly lit, they have a wonderful restaurant called the Paragon on the 24th floor of Grand Pequot which has wonderful views and excellent food. Foxwoods has hired a new President and I'm sure things will change under his watch (hopefully get better).
I'm thinking that the Sun has the edge, especially at the lower denominations. Which casino do you like better and why?
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--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "veepdave" <dhoppell@...> wrote:
How would you rate the different player levels at the Connecticut Casinos?
I'll be the first to chime in that as a Mohegan Sun Wolf (800 - 1000 pts every 6 months), I get $80 - $100 in Free Play a month in $15 - $25 weekly increments, access to the three lounges Sunday - Friday for 3 meals a day(free) and to the lounge bars (also free). The Breakfast at the Sachem lounge is repetitve, but the midday and evening food varies every day and is really good. I get a free room every 6 months or so, a free casino gift every month, free concert tickets every other month, an invite to a dinner in the Uncas Ballroom every 4 months with an entry into a drawing for a total of $15,000 for about 1500 Wolf members participating. I also get private parking in the Wolf parking area until the magnetic strip wears out and you have to wait a month for a replacement. A big benefit of the Sun player system is that double points days apply toward the next player level. So if you only play on Dbl Pts days, the normal $150 coin-in per point now gives you 2 points which means you can achieve Wolf status for $60,000 coin-in rather than $120,000.
At Foxwoods, I've only put in about 250 points and thus haven't achieved Gold level. I get $80 of freeplay there also. I get a free casino gift every month. I've seen one free show, no free concerts, no free rooms. Double point days do NOT count toward Gold Card level. If this weeks point downgrade continues after the Day Dreams of Summer promotion($230 coin-in now equals 1 point, (0.44%)), it takes $180,000 to achieve Gold level.
So my question is, what additional benefits do you Sagamore members get (or maybe even Sachem members)? If there are any Foxwoods Gold or Platinum members out there, what are your comps like? As a retired local (5 miles to the Sun, 10 miles to Foxwoods), I am able to make use of all this freeplay and lounge meals. If you have further to travel, how important are some of these benefits?
My current stategy is to play enough at Foxwoods on both my card and my girl friends card (on dbl pts days) to maintain my current benefits there, but not to go for a Gold Card. I may use the last two Mohegan dbl pts days in August to earn 800 more points to go for Sagamore status if it's worth it. That is only 2400 hands (5 hours of play) on the 25 coin $1 JOB machines!!!
