MGM MIRAGE Players Club @ MGM Grand Detroit

This is the first of hopefully many reviews of the various 'Amenity Programs' that are sponsored by the Michigan Area Casinos…

Overview
The MGM MIRAGE Players Club is by one of the two amenity programs in the area that links patron play earned at other casinos (The other being Harrah's Total Rewards at Caesars Windsor). In addition to MGM Grand Detroit the MGM MIRAGE Players Club links patron play at the following casinos:

Las Vegas
Bellagio
Excalibur
Luxor
MGM Grand
Mandalay Bay
The Mirage
Monte Carlo
New York-New York
TI

Mississippi
Beau Rivage
Gold Strike

Earning Points
A fully qualified breakout of the earnings schedule has not been published, but the following a recap of the information obtained from a variety of sources. When playing at the MGM Grand $2 slot and $6 video poker play earns 1 Players Club point. Additionally, Players Club points can be earned at table games. Awarded points are based on length of play, average bet and type of game. An accurate estimate of the Players Club points earned at table games was not able to be ascertained at the time of publishing.

Benefits & Status Levels
No publicly listed tiers or status levels exist within the MGM Mirage Players Club.

Point Redemption
Unlike the other MGM Mirage locations, the only published point redemption opportunities for exclusive MGM Grand Detroit players are traditional casino comps (hotel rooms, entertainment, meals). The most recently known published information shows that 100 points can be redeemed for $1 cash back. For traditional non-cash comps the rate is approximately 50 points for $1 in comps. In addition to the exclusion from the MGM Mirage Holiday Gift Shoppe, some players have also noted that since the new MGM Grand Detroit permanent location has been opened, lower end players are being shut out of any high end non-cash comps (e.g Bourbon Steak & Saltwater). While this comment has been circulated, it cannot be substantiated at this time.