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Palms Mystery Multiplier

#1

I have had this promotion explained to me by the Palms slot club in the following manner. If you get a 2x multiplier you can earn 20,000 points and get 20,000 points added which totals the 40,000 adjusted points. In the case of a 3x multiplier, only the first 13,333 points you earn will be adjusted, which adds 26,666 points. In my case this did turn out to be the final result. I did argue with them that in years past it was different but they disagreed.
Unfortunately, it is their interpretation of the rules that matter.

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#2

Steve wrote: I have had this promotion explained to me by the Palms slot club in the following manner. If you get a 2x multiplier you can earn 20,000 points and get 20,000 points added which totals the 40,000 adjusted points. In the case of a 3x multiplier, only the first 13,333 points you earn will be adjusted, which adds 26,666 points. In my case this did turn out to be the final result.

Steve, I think your interpretation is incorrect. If you get a 3x multiplier and you play 13,333 --- yes they will add 26,666 --- as they should. But if you play 20,000 points, they will add the maximum 40,000 as advertised. If you get a 2x multiplier, you can play 40,000 and get them doubled.

There have been others in this thread who have basically written the same thing, but your post indicates you were still confused/disappointed/ something.

remember, the 40,000 is the maximum bonus AND YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL POINTS. So getting 3x on 20,000 points ends you up with 60,000 --- which is indeed 3x. 40,000 is the bonus and 20,000 are your original points you get to keep. 13,333 has nothing to do with it.

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#3

Do I finally have this right – and, if so, does this make things at least half-way clear???

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The “mystery multiplier” promotion which the Palms runs off and on has caused some confusion because of the “40K maximum bonus” rule. If it is a “mystery multiplier” day, you will swipe and get your mystery multiplier which, if you plan to use on slots, can be up to 15x and there is no bonus limit.

The problem comes if you plan to play video poker. First, you will only get a 2x or 3x multiplier (nothing higher) and there is a 40k maximum bonus. It is easiest to understand this if you distinguish between “base” points and “bonus points.” First, you earn “base” points that accumulate as you play - $1 coin-in earns one point. Then later the casino will add your bonus points, but that bonus can never be more than 40K.

Here are some examples of possible scenarios:

You play 10K coin-in and have a 2x multiplier, the casino will add 10k so you have a total of 20k (base+bonus= 2x)

You play 10K coin-in and have a 3x multiplier, the casino will add 20K so you have a total of 30k (base+bonus=3x)

You play 20K and have a 2x, the casino will add 20k so you have a total of 40K.

You play 20K and have a 3x, the casino will add 40K so you have a total of 60K.

Now here is where it gets complicated:

You play 30k and have a 2x, the casino will add 30k for a total of 60K

You play 30k and have a 3x, the casino will add only 40K(maximum bonus) for a total of 70K

You play 40k, it doesn’t matter if you have a 2x or 3x; you will get added only the maximum bonus of 40K for a total of 80K.

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