They always have the total $ given away as the number. If you add up all the $500s and $1000s, you probably come up with $40k.

Correct.

1120 - 500
1140 - 500
1200 - 500
1230 - 1000
1300 - 1000
1320 - 500
1340 - 500
1400 - 500
1420 - 500
1440 - 500
1500 - 500
1530 - 1000
1600 - 1000
1620 - 500
1640 - 500
1700 - 500
1720 - 500
1740 - 500
1800 - 500
1830 - 1000
1900 - 1000
1920 - 500
1940 - 500
2000 - 500
2020 - 500
2040 - 500
2100 - 500
2130 - 1000
2200 - 1000
2220 - 500
2240 - 500
2300 - 500

That's 20k. 2 days of that is 40k.

Ok copy, room probably gonna be packed those days regardless

I'm not a very smart person so I sat there for 10 minutes trying to figure out how they would have an every 20 minute high hand, and an every 30 minute high hand running simultaneously during the power hours lol

Logged into my MGM account to see I made the cut to Gold again till January 2023, and apparently I will be given a $100 celebration dinner credit (like at CET) and waived resort fees(which we knew was coming).

Pretty cool

I read about the $100 dining credit when they announced the changes a few weeks ago. You don't get it unless you reach the 75k in gaming points only. Point from the MGM credit card and any other bonus points don't count towards that.

Good to know. Luckily I'm all points

can you match caesars diamond to get mgm Gold?

Yes, both still do tier matching

I went to the Borgata just once in the past two years, this past August, and only played table games for maybe 3 hours on two separate nights ($15 craps, $25-$50 BJ). I now have comped rooms almost every single night, including weekends.

I went back a few pages and read how the comped rooms for poker players are pretty atrocious. I've noticed that in the past too: I used to go with a buddy once a year on a trip, but myself 4-5 other times just to play poker. With my buddy, we would play the same exact table games (e.g. same limits, etc.) So overall I was putting in much more time at the casino than him, as my poker trips were always playing 2/5 for at least 10 hours on top of the table games with him. Somehow, he ALWAYS had better room rates than me.

I'm coming again this weekend with my comped room. My question is: should I even give my card in at poker, or do I want them to keep thinking I just play table games? It seems crazy to me that I'd be better off, but my experience pre-COVID was that my friend who never played poker got better rates than me, even though we put the same time in at other table games.

I think it's all about play enough poker to get the rooms, don't think simply just playing poker is going to get your offers pulled.

You have to be very careful about when you swipe your card. I would aim to be playing 10 hours a day, if I am going to swipe. The "gaming day" is from 6am to 5:59am the next morning. If you can log 10 hours between those windows, go for it, it will likely improve your offers, especially if you're playing 2/5 and not 1/3.

Then make sure to not use your card when you're not playing. Even using your comps at Bread and Butter and not playing could screw everything up.

I have a question about the tier matching.
If I have a card from another Vegas casino that makes me eligbile for an MGM tier match (e.g. Wynn or Cosmo), can I do this tier match at Borgata, or do I need to go to Vegas to do upgrade?

Borgata only tier matches to other Atlantic City casinos

I looked into the MGM Rewards website, and now I'm a little confused.
Here's a list of all the casinos they will tier match with:

https://www.mgmresorts.com/en/mgm-re...ier-match.html

This lists a lot of states where MGM doesn't have any casinos (e.g. the first three are Arizona, Arkansas, and California).

If you can only tier match in the same market (e.g. Borgata only matches other AC casinos), why would they list casinos where they are not in the market?

Per the rewards desk they aren’t tier matching until February 10. Statuses are being updated slowly - you retain your previous status until your account is randomly updated.

So I haven’t been to Borgata since December and i plan to return to play this month. Just noticed some changes to the MGM rewards on their website. So are there no more express comp dollars now? Is MGM rewards points essentially the same thing as the old express comps? I believe I still have a bank balance of express comps dollars that I didn’t have the floorperson transfer my comp dollars to my card yet, I wonder if I lose that now ? Hopefully they smarten up and just automatically load them into the card when you’re swiped in. Thanks.

Two-day, $200k guaranteed tournament running over Washington’s Birthday weekend at The Borgata.

When I looked at it the other day, my new-points balance was the same as my previous Express Comp balance (x100 because points are pennies). So yes.

What's the situation been on changing tables lately? Still closer to covid stay-put type rules or closer to what it was prior? Gonna be down the big high hand weekend, assuming when the room is packed for that it's gonna be stay-put, but curious for the off hours.

I’ve seen regulars switching tables without em saying anything most of the time

Regs gonna reg...there have always been people who'd move themselves as they pleased. Rules are for the little people and all.

I feel if you’re slick with it you could get away with switching tables depending on the time of day and situation

Most of them are anything but.

Yea they want the entire planet earth to know they switching. But if someone does it low key I doubt anyone even notice, much less complain

It’s back to normal. There’s transfer lists and all