ok so ive been playing 1/2 at the mohegan sun the past few days and plan on going back. i live in NY and take the ferry over. its 34$ round trip with a connecting bus. you get a 15$ food voucher and 25$ in free bets so its not a horrible deal.. i signed up for the players card and earning only 2 points per hour but i have no idea what would be the best way to use them?


-I know they offer round trip ferry for 26$ which saves me 8$
-dont need to buy gas since i take the ferry
-dont need to pay for food usually with my voucher
- not gonna buy clothes or anything from their mall

should i hit the slots and just cash out whatever i hit, buy the ferry tickets, or something else...

so my question is whats the best/ most +EV way to spend my points?

If the $26 ferry ride doesn't include the $15 food voucher it's not worth it.

I'd try to sell them to other players ... there have to be regular players around, so trade food for cash. You buy with your points, they pay you. Probably against the terms on the card ... but can they really stop you from selling your cheeseburger?

Are you taking the ferry from Stoneybrook (Port Jefferson)? I was looking at a job there but it seems like a long trip to get to the casino. How long does it usually take you?

the 26$ ride does include the 15$ food vocher. also i go out of orient point. takes a hour to drive to the ferry, 40 mins on ferry, and 15 mins on a bus.

If you can use it for slots, find a video roulette that has a single zero. Put equal amounts on red and black. The house only has a 2.78% edge. Once you have ran through the play through requirements cash out.

^^^ This...or a full pay video poker machine...something with a low house edge. If the money is loaded on your players card...just load it in..and make sure to only play that exact amount of $ in spins...whatever is left...is cashable.

I had built up like $80 in slot play over a few weeks from degenning and ran $20 through 4 slots and actually ended up with like $75 cash after running it through (had some lucky small hits on the slots)

Well you named the best thing to use points on....the food. for me anyways...

I like to use some points on a coffee and donut from krispy kreme when I leave.

Other uses include cigarettes. Its crazy theyre like almost $15 a pack or something.

I have buddies that like to use the points on gas but the prices are also insane and I always fuel up my car to have enough to get there and back without having to stop

I remember last time I took the bus they gave us $25 in vouchers, some was supposed to be for food but I remember using it all on the money wheel. Now I think you need to use some on food and you dont have a choice. Maybe it was different bus lines?

I try to save them up but its hard because if i have points id rather use those over $2 for coffee and a donut. i try though

Yeah when I smoked, I bought cigarettes, when I quit, I bought food, and when I quit eating casino food, now I let them build up, and cash them out for gas to get there/back.

If you think about it, if it saves you like $20 each trip (for me it does) and you make 100 trips per year, 2k isn't a bad gas savings.