MGM Rewards Improvements: Cruises and Rollover Tier Credits
The already valuable MGM Rewards program added even more benefits, most notably including a complimentary five-night Oceanview room cruise with MGM Gold status with $75 in freeplay and a complimentary seven-night balcony room cruise with $100 in freeplay (up from a shorter duration, an Oceanview room, and $0 freeplay). See their recent press release for […]
Don’t Hate Good Promotions, Embrace Them
I recently posted in the TravelZork Facebook group about an upcoming Caesars Rewards 10x Tier Credit Multiplier for in-person play, which should be available for all players at all Caesars casinos. Oddly, one person didn’t like this great promotion. One commenter bemoaned the promotion, claiming ‘status will be worthless’ and that he earned the status […]
Gambling Onboard Celebrity Silhouette
Onboard the Celebrity Silhouette cruise ship, there’s a good opportunity to play Video Poker with an edge thanks to credit card charges funding buy-ins. I’m currently onboard the Celebrity Silhouette cruise ship, thanks to a comp cruise offer that comes with earned MGM Platinum status. I earned status from spending on the MGM Mastercard credit […]
Dave Ramsey WRONG about Gambling and Credit
Dave Ramsey, often unfortunately called ‘America’s Voice On Money’ by mainstream media sources, frequently makes terrible arguments against credit cards and gambling, showing he has minimal credibility. In addition to being factually wrong, misrepresenting the basics of how credit scores work, saying things like “The credit, or FICO, score is simply an “I love debt […]
Earn Diamond Gifted Tier Status With Caesars Rewards Through a New Offer
Caesars Rewards recently emailed some former Diamond status holders an invitation to apply for the Caesars Rewards Visa credit card and spend $5000 on it to receive “gifted tier status” as a “Diamond upgrade.” This new offer may provide more value than the usual credit card benefit of granting 7500 tier credits (half of the […]
Gambling With Credit on a Carnival Cruise
Carnival presents interesting opportunities to gamble using credit cards and gain a net advantage. I will share my experience from a February 2025 Carnival Panorama cruise, how I got an edge in the casino, and why I favored Video Poker over table games, notably Blackjack. While playing, instead of using hundred dollar bills, I initiated […]
Las Vegas: Great Value During my January 2025 Las Vegas Trip
In a recent episode of the Yo-11 Podcast, Michael Trager asked, ‘Will you visit Las Vegas less often in 2025 than in previous years?’ Some on X responded that they will visit Las Vegas less often in 2025 because of ‘decreasing value’ and ‘cost.’ I plan on visiting Las Vegas more than five times in […]
ClubWPT Gold: Gamble with Credit to Generate Spend
ClubWPT Gold is a new online Poker site available in 46 states (excluding Idaho, Michigan, Montana, and Washington). It operates on the sweepstakes coin model and allows deposits with American Express and Visa credit cards. In February of 2025, I’m able to add $6000 worth of sweepstakes coins, later redeemable for cash after 1x playthrough, […]
Points Strategy: Caesars Rewards 10x Tier Credit Multiplier
I took an extra trip to Las Vegas to take advantage of a generous Caesars Rewards Promotions January 20th-26th, 2025, 10x Tier Credit multiplier, a much higher multiplier than the usual 5x Tier Credit multiplier promotions. Here’s how I thought about and attacked this Caesars Rewards Loyalty Program promotion. Following Wyndham’s announcement that Caesars Rewards members […]
The New Hard Rock Mastercard
In December 2024, Comenity Bank/Bread Financial released the Unity by Hard Rock Mastercard Credit Card, an interesting new option for miles & points and casino loyalists. Like the MGM Mastercard and Caesars Rewards Visa, the Hard Rock Mastercard doesn’t offer a huge signup bonus or welcome offer but offers good value for those who earned […]
