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How To Sign Up For Las Vegas Loyalty Programs & What You Get When You Do

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You can oftentimes get perks for just signing up for loyalty programs. Hotels give free Wi-Fi to even base members of their program, and having a rental car membership can help you skip the line at the airport counter. While people will usually sign up for these if they travel occasionally, one other place to join loyalty programs is often overlooked. Las Vegas.

This article isn’t for the people who spend hours upon hours at the casino. Those people already know how to get a club card to track their gambling. After all, that’s how casinos can tell how much you’re spending and provide you with comps for meals, shows, rooms, or all three, depending on how much money you bet.

I’m also not talking to those who know how to parlay one type of hotel status into top-tier status at one casino and then match that status at all the casinos by hopping from one to another and then turning that into getting free cruises or vacations. For those of you who do this, I salute your dedication.

This article is for people like me and my wife, Sharon. The ones who don’t really care that much about Las Vegas. We’ll visit every couple of years, spend a few days checking out some shows and see some sites we’ve never visited before, like the Neon Museum and the Pinball Hall of Fame. For people like us, who don’t gamble much (me) or even at all (Sharon), what’s the value in signing up for the Vegas loyalty programs? As it turns out, quite a lot.

Here’s a breakdown of the five most common programs you’ll find in and around Vegas:

MGM Rewards

MGM Rewards is the loyalty program of MGM Resorts.

In Las Vegas alone, that includes the following resorts:

You can join the MGM Rewards program by filling out the form at this link.

Just by signing up, you become an MGM Rewards Sapphire member.

According to the website, this gives you:

That doesn’t sound too exciting but get this. Just by logging into your account, you’ll have access to reduced prices for hotel rooms and shows.

Caesars Rewards

Caesars Rewards is the loyalty program for the Caesars Entertainment hotels and resorts.

That’s not just Caesars Palace anymore. Caesars’ empire now includes:

If you’re not a member, you can sign up at this link.

New members are issued Caesars Rewards Gold cards (Since when is entry-level Gold?)

Being a gold level gets you the following:

Caesars partners with Wyndham Rewards.

Identity

Identity is the loyalty program for Cosmopolitan Las Vegas.

To sign up for the program, click on this link.

Being associated with only one hotel, there would seem to be limited use for bothering to sign up for the Identity program. Entry-level members are given Velvet status.

Without joining, there isn’t much info about what you’ll receive.

Your membership starts at Velvet. Unlock special offers as soon as you join

My Rewards (Boarding Pass)

The My Rewards program, also called Boarding Pass, is the loyalty program for the Station Casinos. These locations include:

You can sign up for a new Boarding Pass account here.

Starting members are given Preferred status, which provides the best available room rates and a 10% discount at the gift shop. I’d imagine they’d send additional offers once you’ve signed up, but that’s all they promise.

Boyd Rewards

Boyd Rewards is the loyalty program of the Boyd Gaming casinos and hotels, which are located off the strip and downtown.

You can sign up for the Boyd Rewards program here.

I have a special place in my heart for The Orleans, as it’s where I learned how to play blackjack. They had a $2 table open on a weekday with the nicest dealer available. Both she and my friend taught me that the goal wasn’t to get to 21 but to make the dealer bust, unlike the game I knew. Betting $2 a hand, I slowly learned the proper hand signals, when to hit and when to stand, why I should never sit on the last seat of the table and why it’s usually never a good bet to double down. After 20 minutes and going from up $20 to down $20 and back, we played a hand, and I lost. The dealer apologized to me afterward, saying she wasn’t paying attention and would have told me I should have never hit when she was showing a 5 and I had 14 (or something like that, please don’t hate if that’s wrong).

The Boyd Rewards program’s entry-level is Ruby. Those members get the following:

An interesting benefit of Boyd Rewards is the ability to transfer points into the HawaiianMiles loyalty program.

Other Programs

Every casino/hotel has a loyalty program. Here are some others.

Final Thoughts

If you’re going to visit Vegas and stick to the major tourist areas on The Strip, it makes sense to sign up for at least MGM Rewards and Caesars Rewards. Those can save you money on hotel rooms and show tickets for being a member. If you’re headed off-strip or downtown, check out those other programs as well. You might be able to pick up some cheap show or concert tickets during your stay.

For us, we’ll go to Vegas every few years to remind ourselves why we don’t visit more often.

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