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Stations Point System

#1

I just recently learned that points you get on kiosk games and for other prize-type activities rather than actual play on casino games are not eligible for cashback/free play; they can just be used for comps. I noticed this when I saw my account on the kiosk and my comp-only point balance is growing at a faster rate than my CB/free play balance. Is this a recent change or a detail that I wasn’t aware of since I hadn’t played Stations for a long time before the Palms became a Station?

As I “preach” constantly, I took my own advice and went to the players club desk and asked for written details about their club. Talk about fine print - I was given a folder with FOUR pages of print so small I finally had to look for my trusty magnifying glass!!

It took me awhile to see where that detail I was puzzled about was explained. Details galore but not much detail about this. On page 3, item #7 merely says this: "Point grants and point adjustments are not eligible for slot/bingo pay and cash back redemption. #6 was clearer on one important point: "Points earned by using point days or point multipliers are eligible for slot/bingo play and cash back redemption.

Am I just losing it in my old age - or is this not clear? My only defense is that I have talked to some other very skilled and knowledgeable players and they did not know this either. Their comments: “Hummmmm…those kiosk games aren’t as valuable as I thought!!!”

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#2

This has been the case for years at Stations. This is not a new thing that promo points cannot be redeemed for freeplay, only used for comps. No problem, you will want to keep some points for buffets or to use on Senior Day anyway when they are worth 2-1.

#3

Bad thing about the kiosk games at STN is unless your cashing a coupon or playing anyway you're tripping and reducing your perceived worth to them going forward because swipes usually require you to earn 5 points. For that reason I rarely play the kiosk games unless I'm already going to play.

#4

My experience is it depends. Stations has Kiosk games at Wildfire, Fiesta, Palms, and “all stations.”

Each month the games change and where the points go also change. Each month the first time I play a kiosk game, I will check my points across each category before I play the game and again after I play the game.

At the kiosk, you can check your point total in the various categories. One category is “freeplay.” If the points appear in that category then then can be used from free play. If they do not appear in that category, then the points can be used for dining or Bingo.

There doesn’t appear to be a pattern to the games each month, so you need to check each month. “Most” kiosk games at Wildfire award points to the freeplay category.

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On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 2:40 PM, queenofco…@…net [vpFREE] <vpF…@…com> wrote:

I just recently learned that points you get on kiosk games and for other prize-type activities rather than actual play on casino games are not eligible for cashback/free play; they can just be used for comps. I noticed this when I saw my account on the kiosk and my comp-only point balance is growing at a faster rate than my CB/free play balance. Is this a recent change or a detail that I wasn’t aware of since I hadn’t played Stations for a long time before the Palms became a Station?

As I “preach” constantly, I took my own advice and went to the players club desk and asked for written details about their club. Talk about fine print - I was given a folder with FOUR pages of print so small I finally had to look for my trusty magnifying glass!!

It took me awhile to see where that detail I was puzzled about was explained. Details galore but not much detail about this. On page 3, item #7 merely says this: "Point grants and point adjustments are not eligible for slot/bingo pay and cash back redemption. #6 was clearer on one important point: "Points earned by using point days or point multipliers are eligible for slot/bingo play and cash back redemption.

Am I just losing it in my old age - or is this not clear? My only defense is that I have talked to some other very skilled and knowledgeable players and they did not know this either. Their comments: “Hummmmm…those kiosk games aren’t as valuable as I thought!!!”

Jean $¢ott - The Frugal Gambler

Blog at https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugal-vegas/

#5

I learned about Stations new “cheap trick” the same way you did… by paying attention to ALL the point balances displayed on the kiosks. I would take a picture of the detailed points screen after every day’s play and analyze it at home. I didn’t bother to ask at the slot booth because I suspected that no staff there would be able to answer such a detailed question.

Bottom line is that it seems like the “points” awarded through the kiosk games are for comps only.

G’luck all,

Gamb00ler

queenofcomps wrote :

I just recently learned that points you get on kiosk games and for other prize-type activities rather than actual play on casino games are not eligible for cashback/free play; they can just be used for comps. I noticed this when I saw my account on the kiosk and my comp-only point balance is growing at a faster rate than my CB/free play balance. Is this a recent change or a detail that I wasn’t aware of since I hadn’t played Stations for a long time before the Palms became a Station?

As I “preach” constantly, I took my own advice and went to the players club desk and asked for written details about their club. Talk about fine print - I was given a folder with FOUR pages of print so small I finally had to look for my trusty magnifying glass!!

It took me awhile to see where that detail I was puzzled about was explained. Details galore but not much detail about this. On page 3, item #7 merely says this: "Point grants and point adjustments are not eligible for slot/bingo pay and cash back redemption. #6 was clearer on one important point: "Points earned by using point days or point multipliers are eligible for slot/bingo play and cash back redemption.

Am I just losing it in my old age - or is this not clear? My only defense is that I have talked to some other very skilled and knowledgeable players and they did not know this either. Their comments: “Hummmmm…those kiosk games aren’t as valuable as I thought!!!”

#6

Thanks to everyone who responded - much helpful info!!! I should have done more investigation when the Palms became a Station. No matter how long we have been doing the “casino thing” we must not assume too much!!!

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On August 12, 2018 at 2:45 PM “vpbp2…@…com [vpFREE]” <vpF…@…com> wrote:

This has been the case for years at Stations. This is not a new thing that promo points cannot be redeemed for freeplay, only used for comps. No problem, you will want to keep some points for buffets or to use on Senior Day anyway when they are worth 2-1.

#7

It has been that way for as long as I can remember.

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#8

In my experience over the last few years at Red Rock, whether the points are cashable or not depends on the type of kiosk promotion. If points are the ONLY prizes available in a kiosk promotion (e.g. the pyramid game where reaching the top automatically wins 1 million points), then those points can be cashed out and/or redeemed for free play. But if a kiosk promotion has points plus any other kinds of prizes available, then any points won are non-cashable and probably will find its best use on discounted dining whenever you’re getting 2-1 for your points.