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Old 06-01-2013, 02:27 PM   #141
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Does anyone know if your daily spin bonuses increase as you level up? At level 85, I move from "Onyx" to "Jade". I'm guessing the daily spin changes at that point.
Yes, the daily spin will increase at 85. Increases are at levels 10, 25, 45, 65, 85, 105, 125, 145, 165.
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Old 06-01-2013, 04:31 PM   #142
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That's really how this game gets you. The trick is to be patient and play the odds exactly. With the bonuses, you should gain chips over time.

Currently at Lvl 81, 1.8 mil chips, and 103LP.

Does anyone know if your daily spin bonuses increase as you level up? At level 85, I move from "Onyx" to "Jade". I'm guessing the daily spin changes at that point.
When you are playing blackjack how large do you bet relative to your chip stack? I was playing betting 1% of my stack but that seemed to slow then I have gone up to 2.5% of my stack and that seems highly variable and I get tempted to start chasing losses. Where do you find a happy medium.

One other trick I did was set up multiple accounts using emails aliases that forward to one account. I log into them occasionally and do the daily spin but I don't play them. This seems to generate a lot more email free chips for me. I get 3 to 4 3000-8000 free chip emails a day. The emails aren't linked to a certain account, instead they are linked to whatever facebook account you are logged in under.
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When you are playing blackjack how large do you bet relative to your chip stack? I was playing betting 1% of my stack but that seemed to slow then I have gone up to 2.5% of my stack and that seems highly variable and I get tempted to start chasing losses. Where do you find a happy medium.

One other trick I did was set up multiple accounts using emails aliases that forward to one account. I log into them occasionally and do the daily spin but I don't play them. This seems to generate a lot more email free chips for me. I get 3 to 4 3000-8000 free chip emails a day. The emails aren't linked to a certain account, instead they are linked to whatever facebook account you are logged in under.
I was betting 2-3% of my stack. I'd focus more on the amount of chips coming in though than the size of the stack you have.

That e-mail trick is pretty insane though. Especially if you leave your other accounts for a day or two. The e-mails they send will get higher and higher. The only thing I'd worry about is them taking away all your points if you get caught.

My chip stack is at about 1.7 mil now, but I'm at level 90 now and 115k LPs. I haven't even really been playing all that much today either. Just during the hockey intermissions. I have the blackjack set to turbo and betting 30k/hand, which means I'm leveling up very quickly.

At this point, for me, I don't think I'll bother to bet anything less than 30k/hand. Just ride out this stack until it's gone, and hopefully get up to around level 100 by then.

In your case, with your e-mail trick, I'd just build up a solid sized stack of a few hundred thousand, and then start playing 10k+ /hand blackjack. You'll level up quickly and as you level up your income will increase, which will get you to that 30k/hand level. Just always play the odds. Double down when you are supposed to, split the 8s, etc..

This game actually really good to play while watching hockey. When building hotels, which is the only time I played slots, you can set it on auto-spin and look at it during stoppages in play. Blackjack makes the intermissions go by very quickly.
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Playing Excalibur 2 betting 600 chips a spin won 20000 chips

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Finally happened....my chip stack ran out.

At level 119 and 157k LPS though. My chip stack dwindled to 500k. Going to save up to 800k and then start betting at 30k/hand again. Think I'll just repeat this pattern and hope to hit another big run. At level 125, I'll reach Ruby status, which should help out a lot, as I'll get incrased chips from the daily spin.

For whatever reason, I am getting a daily e-mail for 4000k chips.
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Lol I lost all my 1.1million chips. Got frustrated and went on a huge losing streak at 30k a hand. I'm at 50k chips
Is there a benefit to 30k hands besides winning/losing more each hand?

Maybe it changes as you level up but it seems 10k XP (I play 10K x 2) is the most you can get in blackjack per game.

The slots are what kill me. I had over 500k in chips, got to the point to build a hotel, jumped on the slots and I'm down to 30k 60% through building the hotel. Blackjack I don't ever seem to win in the long run but I never seem to lose either.

Playing on the iPad has made the pain of the slots easier to take!
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Is there a benefit to 30k hands besides winning/losing more each hand?

Maybe it changes as you level up but it seems 10k XP (I play 10K x 2) is the most you can get in blackjack per game.

The slots are what kill me. I had over 500k in chips, got to the point to build a hotel, jumped on the slots and I'm down to 30k 60% through building the hotel. Blackjack I don't ever seem to win in the long run but I never seem to lose either.

Playing on the iPad has made the pain of the slots easier to take!
I'm getting 15k XP from 30k hands.

If you are losing too much money on the slots, then just bet lower. Despite having a large chip stack, I bet at 300 per spin while building my last hotel....Very happy that all my hotels are built now, and I don't have to play the slots anymore.
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I'm getting 15k XP from 30k hands.

If you are losing too much money on the slots, then just bet lower. Despite having a large chip stack, I bet at 300 per spin while building my last hotel....Very happy that all my hotels are built now, and I don't have to play the slots anymore.
Ya I was spinning at 600 (Excalibur 2) and it was just flying through it. I've now jumped down to 100 (only 40k) on Angry Birds and just let it spin on my iPad while I watch TV.

Once I get the hotel I'll just do what you're thinking and save up and get back to blackjack.
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Just got back from vegas. This App paid off for me. I had 2 night stay in spa suite and a 2 night stay in a deluxe madison avenue back to back for a 4 night stay.

When I got there I asked if possible to upgrade to the spa for the other 2 nights so i wouldn't have to switch rooms. They charged me $40 per night for upgrade. All resort fees ($20 per night) were included in the free room.

So I paid $89 after taxes for 4 nights in a Spa suite at New York New York.

Hope to have some points built up for the next time i go
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Just got back from vegas. This App paid off for me. I had 2 night stay in spa suite and a 2 night stay in a deluxe madison avenue back to back for a 4 night stay.

When I got there I asked if possible to upgrade to the spa for the other 2 nights so i wouldn't have to switch rooms. They charged me $40 per night for upgrade. All resort fees ($20 per night) were included in the free room.

So I paid $89 after taxes for 4 nights in a Spa suite at New York New York.

Hope to have some points built up for the next time i go
They seem to have removed all of the two night stay rewards...lame.
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They seem to have removed all of the two night stay rewards...lame.
The best you can do now is three nights if you use all three rewards you're allowed on one weekend night, one weekday night and one weekday/weekend bonus night and you manage to find dates that work for all three. Kind of sucks. The restaurant deals have also been cut back recently so it's a lot more "buy an entree and get a free side" type of deals. The show tickets seem like the best value to me at the moment.
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The best you can do now is three nights if you use all three rewards you're allowed on one weekend night, one weekday night and one weekday/weekend bonus night and you manage to find dates that work for all three. Kind of sucks. The restaurant deals have also been cut back recently so it's a lot more "buy an entree and get a free side" type of deals. The show tickets seem like the best value to me at the moment.
Weekday stays in LV hotels these days are dirt cheap anyways. When I have the points, I'll probably use them for 2 free weekend nights and a show. Still pretty solid value, as it's free, but not as good as before obviously.

The drink credits for the piano bar is also intriguing but sells out quickly.
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The best rewards in my opinion would be the two steakhouse ones ($150 credit each I believe), the piano bar ones and the Cirque shows. In general the restaurant ones sell out very quickly.
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The steakhouse credits ($75 ea) have been sold out for weeks and seem to be never coming back.
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The steakhouse credits ($75 ea) have been sold out for weeks and seem to be never coming back.

I heard they were 150$.

They do come back.. they just sell out in 20 seconds from being reloaded at 8am our time.

Going to vegas in 19 days and so far have redeemed:

Free wolfgang puck pizza
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And now, the Cirque tickets have disappeared. Really isn't a whole lot left worth spending time on.

Nevermind, the show tickets have reappeared.

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Bump

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New Show ticket packages up. You can buy two show tickets again! 168-200+ per pair
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New Show ticket packages up. You can buy two show tickets again! 168-200+ per pair
They've also added something called a "companion ticket". These range in price from 6k to 15.5k. Are these basically a buy one get one free? If so, that's a pretty solid deal.

Edit: it is buy one get one free. But looks like they are just including shows that you can typically get that deal on anyways at those cheap ticket outlets on the strip. It'll save you waiting in line and waking up early though.

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Apparently, the strength of the rewards fluctuate based on what season it is. In slow seasons they get better. Since it's becomming the busy season now, rewards will get crappier. They should pick up again in the fall...
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Anyone know the difference between the "comp room" and "comp room bonus" rewards. One is substantially cheaper than the other.
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