All true with these minor corrections:
Loyalty Cash signs say "FOR A LIMITED TIME" but no one knows what that is.
I'm guessing that they will pull it when they start to pay out a lot.
What isn't made clear is that Loyalty Cash is limited to $100/day. So earning
more than 1000 points still gets you only $100.
Also not on the rules is that you get a free buffet good for breakfast, lunch
or dinner when you earn 1000 points.
The double cashback for loyal players is in effect if you got the letter. But
playing to that level & asking for it didn't work for me. A couple who
advised me to ask for it said that their host told them that it may not last much
longer which has no effect on those who didn't get the letter.
Only the 2nd time that I've stayed at Edgewater & the first time I've dined
there. Hickory Pit Steakhouse is just so-so IMO.
They also do something which is pretty weird regarding comp points if you
stay there. During your stay your whole comp acct is assigned to the room &
charges & the computer shows it at 0. When I checked on it during some spare time
at the Colorado Belle, I nearly hit the roof. VIP explained that the comp pts
would be returned after checkout, but during the stay you have no idea of what
it is. I was assured that I was covered which wasn't a surprise as I had only
1 buffect & 1 meal at the Hickory Pit & the rooms are only $16/night. In the
future, consider staying elsewhere until they change this method. That's what
I'm going to do. I'm also going to write to the GM about it as I had no way of
knowing if I'd played enough to get comps at other properties (Mamma Mia).
In a message dated 1/26/2004 11:33:47 AM Pacific Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:
<<< Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:09:37 -0800
From Rob Singer:
I don't know if you have this info yet for your database, and you can
post this on VPFree from me as you wish. I received a call this weekend
from an employee at Edgewater (where I had played a lot in the 2nd half
of the year) - and I had a friend also verify this: They have installed
4 multi-game/multi-denomination uprights in the middle of the floor
somewhere that are $1/$2/$5/$10, and they all have both 10/7 DB & 10/6
DDB on all denominations (along with the usual array of other advanced
bonus games). I think this is significant - esp. for a player like me.
The one little difference is that they reduced the payout to 239 from
250 for quad 5-K's & SF's (presumably for the $5 no-W2G crowd), but
oddly it is the same on all denominations.
Additionally, my host has sent me a letter telling me that I can get
$100 'loyalty cash' on a new program just implemented for the first
1000 points earned every day, and this offer is not expected to end. No
points are deducted for this. Also, their cash back is .25% ($10 thru =
1 point), and the last part of the program is that 'loyal players' now
get double cash back for their first 2000 points every day also. I
double-checked it all, and it is all true. You have to ask your host
for that double cash-back letter to qualify. They apparently only give
it to top (which they call loyal) players.
According to my calculations, that's +1.5% on the first 1000 points
earned, and +.5% on the 2nd 1000 points earned, and on top of the full-
pay games -- every day! This of course is in addition to any RFB
offers, which are very easy to get there. They only have one decent
restaurant though--the Hickory Pit Steakhouse.
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