You’ll recall that before the MGM IT meltdown last year, they had started a new MGM Rewards Tier Status Challenge program.
There were some notable differences from the old pure Status Match we used to know and love.
Most notably, the match now only lasts for 90 days, has to be requested within a promotional date range, and – importantly – no longer matches from Caesars Diamond to MGM Gold.
And laughably, you need an absolutely absurd number of points (around 2/3 of what you’d need in 12 months, but within 3 months, to actually complete the challenge so good luck with that!) I covered that in more detail in last year’s MGM status match article.
It ended last June and while we had heard of some sporadic matches, there was nothing official and you could be denied as easily as be offered the challenge.
Well, Michael Trager of TravelZork (link to the TravelZork Facebook Group) uncovered a new official match program which you can read about here.
Again, you’ll only get 90 days from it.
The new match (challenge) program is exactly the same as the old one, but runs through June 30th, 2024.
As before, the list of casinos you can match from is here. One thing that is very confusing is that it implies that only the casinos in the state listed for where you want to match counts, but in the past that has been very YMMV.
For example, Hard Rock Unity ICON is listed under Florida casinos, but it’s likely that another MGM casino would match it – for example, Borgata or in Las Vegas. However, it’s not explicit and that may be dependent on who processes the match. Still, from the last match, national programs should work.
The biggest upside here is potentially using the new MGM Gold card you receive to match to Fontainebleau or, for me personally, to regain access to the Amphora lounge at Borgata since I have enough Comp Dollars but you need to be Gold to use it.
Keep in mind that as of now you can match Caesars Diamond to Hard Rock Unity ICON in Atlantic City (though the program year ends Feb 29 so you may want to wait until March 1st – although we don’t KNOW they will continue matching Caesars Diamond (hey, there are never any guarantees in match-land 😉
They do not say one way or the other if this is a one time match. It’s possible you’ll be able to match once per promotional period or perhaps not. We don’t know.
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You need 2/3 (for gold) or 3/4 (for platinum), not 1/3. 1/3 would be logical and achievable, but the current challenges are just laughable
Yes, thank you – that was a typo. I’ve corrected it.
Can you match to MGM again, I was gold last year got match from hyatt expires this year looking to match again this year with this new match challenge. I have ceasar diamond and ICON
I have gold 2/3 to platinum…do i get platinum status at wynn?
mom gold
M>G>M gold
I have status matched my Wyndham Diamond to Caesars Diamond. Which property in LV do I pick up my Caesars card from?
Any one you want 🙂
Any thoughts of getting matched with MGM with nothing except Delta Gold Medallion and Hyatt Globalist? Is it worth trying or do they put me on a „no“ list?
Definitely no. Not on their list. It’s quite specific.
I was in AC in mid-July, and coming from California specifically to get Ocean Prime I was nervous about what I was reading. Ocean has shut down the Caesar’s Diamond door very explicitly on their website. My attempt at getting Icon at the Mirage failed so I was nervous about getting it in AC. Checking the Hard Rock site (https://casino.hardrock.com/atlantic-city/promotions/unity-tier-match) they also were calling out Diamond+ and Elite as the Icon matching levels.. But the Ballys site (https://casinos.ballys.com/atlantic-city/rewards-club.htm) says all Diamond levels for Superstar. (You don’t get much at Ballys, their buffet lounge was sad compared to Ocean’s). And Hard Rock does give Icon to Bally’s Superstar.
So don’t take chances – get Bally’s Superstar to Hard Rock Icon to Ocean Prime. It’s a long walk down the boardwalk from Bally’s to Ocean at the end but a nice one, or you can pay for the shuttle that goes down the boardwalk. If you drive, park at Ocean, don’t park at Hard Rock. Hard Rock charges parking as you enter and the valet area is very poorly organized. They are right next door to each other so you can valet it at Ocean, walk through to the boardwalk, go to Hard Rock, get icon, walk back and get Prime.
For all that work you will get 10 night cruise on MSC (I’m doing Gran Canaria to Barcelona), two nights at the Wynn (I booked a Fri and Sat night which is over $1K if I booked on their site), a pass to their lounge (which was quite good and open bar), tickets to their show (which I ended up skipping) and two nights at Ocean (which you can’t book for 72 hours).
Hard Rock Icon also gives you 2 nights at their hotel. Either Ocean or Hard Rock was Sun – Thur only I can’t remember which one, but I ended up changing my flight and staying 4 more nights because the odds of me going back to AC again are slim.
Glad it all worked out! FYI I’ve has numerous conversations with Hard Rock about how the sheet talks about Diamond. You’ll note that Diamond isn’t on the left side of the chart, that’s because Diamond (Plus/Elite) refers to all three. But some untrained agents do mess that up and it’s not a bad idea to lock it up by starting at Ballys.
If you have any snail mail offers for free play, you can also bring that and they will match. They won’t take emails so you have to know in advance…