Base Reward Credit question

[Thunder]

Does anyone here who plays VP at Caesars or one of the Harrah's properties know how many Base Reward Credits you earn per hand of VP per .25 wagered?

[shadroch]

Under the current system, I believe it's $6 in slots or $12 in VP, up from $5 and $10 under the old system. Then you get bonus points, but not on full pay machines.

[Thunder]

So to clarify, you have to wager $12 in 9/6 JOB to earn 1 Base Reward Credit? I always get confused because I'm not sure if 1 BRC = $1 in comp dollars or if it's 100 BRC that =$1 in comp dollars?

[KenSmith]

Originally Posted by Thunder

So to clarify, you have to wager $12 in 9/6 JOB to earn 1 Base Reward Credit? I always get confused because I'm not sure if 1 BRC = $1 in comp dollars or if it's 100 BRC that =$1 in comp dollars?

100 Reward Credits (whether base or bonus) is $1.00 in comps.
Without multipliers or bonus credits, that's a very low comp rate of 0.1% at the old $10=1pt rate. I haven't seen any Harrahs properties that have changed the rate. Is this new $12 rate in Atlantic City a recent change?

[shadroch]

I have not played at a Harrahs lately, I am going on the information posted at another site.
For slot players, you'll earn more bonus points than base points but each of them is 100 =$1. A typical slot session might result in 200 base points and 500 bonus points while a session on a full pay VP machine might look like 200 base points and 5 bonus points.
While the comp payback schedule intially appears weak, it is augmented by Reel Reward coupons and multipler days. Throw in the free room offers and Harrahs has a pretty good players club. The best part being that play in AC can be used for freebies in Vegas, or any other Harrahs worldwide.

[Thunder]

Thanks Shad and Ken. I'm very familiar with the total rewards system and its benefits. I'm just trying to determine if an offer I have is + EV or not.