When L'auberge opened in Lake Charles I was given a "Royal" players
card based upon my Diamond at Harrahs and my Select status at the
Isle. I have not played much there because of no full pay below the
dollar level and the LA 6% with holding on W-2 payouts. I have
received notice that I am now a valued "Gold" player. Any idea what
this level entitles you to??
L'auberge Players Club
--- In vpFREE_Louisiana@yahoogroups.com, "ozymandias77096"
<ugwf@...> wrote:
When L'auberge opened in Lake Charles I was given a "Royal"
players
card based upon my Diamond at Harrahs and my Select status at the
Isle. I have not played much there because of no full pay below
the
dollar level and the LA 6% with holding on W-2 payouts. I have
received notice that I am now a valued "Gold" player. Any idea
what
this level entitles you to??
They have just restructured their club into 3 levels, classic, gold
and platinum. Gold is the mid tier, I got the notice for gold also
and have been to the casino twice since they opened. I am not sure
what is required to get to the different levels. Last time I was
there about 6 weeks ago they said they were changing to this system
but didn't have the point levels for each tier established yet.
They have the new levels w/ benefits on their website now.
I also received a letter a couple of days ago that said they were
changing to a system of earning both comps and cashback, before you
only got cashback. This is supposed to start in April. Only
problem is the cashback rate for video poker looks like it will
be .2% instead of the .33% it used to be. I found that on my last
trip anything I wanted the host would comp without using my points,
so I look at this as an overall downgrade though of course the
letter tried to spin it like it was a good thing.
I may be passing through Lake Charles next week, if I do I'll try to
stop in and get some more details.
TC
Under the old system at L'auberge, you earned points that could be
redeemed for either cash back OR comps, per your choice. For VP, the
cash back rate worked out to 0.33%, but if you used the points for
comps (meals, rooms, etc.), they were worth twice as much, so the comp
rate was effectively 0.66%.
Under the new system, which goes into effect April 4th, you will earn
separate cash back points and comp points. For VP, the cash back rate
works out to 0.20%, and your cash back point balance will be displayed
on your machine. Comp points will accumulate at some unspecified
rate, and you'll have to ask at the player's club to find out what
your current comp balance is.
For myself, being full RFB at L'auberge meant I had no need for comps,
so I always redeemed my points for cash back. This made some of the
better VP games essentially full pay. Under the new system, I'll earn
cash back at a much lower rate, so none of the games will be full pay
anymore. On top of that, I'll accumulate a bunch of comp points that
will be essentially useless to me. Needless to say, I'm not happy
with the new system.
By the way, a brochure I picked up at the player's club specifies the
point totals that must be earned within a six-month period to qualify
for the various card levels:
Classique - 0 points
Gold - 3,000 points
Platinum - 30,000 points
I got a Platinum card at the end of February, and it has an 8/31/06
expiration date printed right on the face. After 8/31, I assume I'll
be issued a new card, whose level will be determined by my play
between 2/28 and 8/31.
The brochure doesn't really say, but I would guess the point totals
above are for points under the new system ($10 VP coin-in = 1 point),
rather than the old system ($3 VP coin-in = 1 point).
In my opinion, all of this makes L'auberge a much less attractive
destination.
Jim in Houston
--- In vpFREE_Louisiana@yahoogroups.com, "ozymandias77096" <ugwf@...>
wrote:
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When L'auberge opened in Lake Charles I was given a "Royal" players
card based upon my Diamond at Harrahs and my Select status at the
Isle. I have not played much there because of no full pay below the
dollar level and the LA 6% with holding on W-2 payouts. I have
received notice that I am now a valued "Gold" player. Any idea what
this level entitles you to??