I’m not an attorney, but I’m suspicious that providing an incorrect address may have some legal implications if there’s ever any dispute with the casino regarding “benefits” – and certainly could be grounds for the casino to decide to exclude a player altogether from their “frequent player” program. I’m not saying it’s a criminal act to provide an incorrect address; I’m saying that it weighs against the player doing so if there’s a dispute. I seem to be hearing more and more in these discussions that casinos also like to initiate such “disputes” - so be prepared.
Having said that, it doesn’t mean it won’t work and that a player can’t get away with it successfully. There’s a potential downside, and a potential upside I suppose as well.
Other than the P. O. Box, I’m also not sure how you use this incorrect address to get mailers. For the few casinos that seem to like to send me mail, I get them a few times a week, and I don’t think it would be worthwhile to pay to have all that third-class mail forwarded to me where I actually live. Maybe this casino is sending them by email, but I don’t see that very often (which makes me wonder why, now that I take note of that).
Of course, the bottom line is that casinos in general are not giving things away like they used to, although it’s nice to have access to promotions that take some of the bite out of that situation.
–BG
3c. Re: Jean Scott’s Frugal Vegas LVA BLOG - 2 MAR 2017
Posted by: nightoftheiguana2…@…com nightoftheiguana2000
Claudia wrote: “I am an out of towner who flies to Vegas four times a year and is loyal to Boyd’s. I spend money on airfare and money on a rental car. I find it frustrating to be excluded from promotions because my zip code is not that of a local. I realize I get comped a few nights ( which has become less and less even though my play has increased) and use my points for meals but this locals only is making me an unsatisfied customer.”
The casinos base their marketing on your mail address, either local for “local’s casino” or out of town for “tourist trap casinos”. So, why fight the system? Get a box address or use a friend’s address. If your ID doesn’t match that address, get your tracking card first using your ID, then change your address at the casino after a discreet amount of time, say one month. You might find that after getting a W2G, they change your address to the address on your ID, so you might have to change it again.
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Date: Thu Mar 2, 2017 12:29 pm ((PST))