Las Vegas offers a variety of complimentary benefits for visitors celebrating their birthdays, primarily through casino loyalty programs and direct merchant promotions. These offers range from free play credits at slot machines to complimentary dining experiences. Additionally, specific mobile applications allow users to accumulate points through gameplay that can be redeemed for discounts and rewards in the city.
Casino Birthday Free Play Offers
Several Las Vegas casino resorts provide free play credits to loyalty club members during their birthday period. These offers generally require membership in the casino’s rewards program and are valid only on specific dates surrounding the birthday.
- Luxor Resort & Casino: Offers $20 in free play, valid during the week before or after the birthday.
- Excalibur Hotel & Casino: Offers $20 in free play, valid during the week before or after the birthday.
- Park MGM Hotel & Casino: Offers $25 in free play, valid for the entire birthday month.
- Wynn Hotel & Casino: Offers $10 in free play, valid on the birthday only.
- Sahara Las Vegas: Offers a $10 credit for new member signups (limited time offer). Members can also receive a hidden prize draw on their screen, which may result in dinners, points, or up to $500 in free play, valid on the birthday only. (Note: This offer is considered unverified due to the property's recent rebranding from SLS back to Sahara).
- Ellis Island Hotel, Casino & Brewery: Offers $10 in free play, valid on the birthday only.
Restaurant and Dining Birthday Freebies
In addition to casino floor credits, various restaurants located within Las Vegas resorts offer complimentary food items or discounts for birthday celebrants. Most require signing up for the restaurant's email club or e-club prior to the birthday.
- Grimaldi’s Pizza (Venetian): Provides a free large pizza on the birthday. Sign-up for their email club is required.
- Hash House a Go Go (LINQ): Offers a Buy One Get One Free entrée deal. Sign-up for their e-club is required.
- Benihanna: Provides $30 off a purchase of $60. This offer is valid for the entire birthday month.
- Holsteins (Cosmopolitan): Offers a free (non-alcoholic) Bamboozled shake.
- Denny’s: Provides a free Original Grand Slam.
- Sprinkles (McCarran Airport): Offers a free cupcake. Sign-up for Sprinkles Perks is required.
- MGM Grand Buffet: Provides free champagne on the birthday.
- Nacho Daddy (Miracle Mile Shops, Fremont Street): Offers a free shot on the birthday.
MyVegas Loyalty Program and Rewards
The MyVegas ecosystem consists of a series of free-to-play casino games developed by Playstudios. These include MyVegas Slots (Facebook and Mobile versions), POP! Slots, My Konami Slots, and MyVegas Blackjack. Users can sign in via Facebook to synchronize loyalty points across all games.
Earning Loyalty Points
Players earn loyalty points by playing the slot games. The mobile version of MyVegas Slots is noted as a convenient way to accrue points, as it allows play anywhere. The mobile game design involves two main activities: playing slot games and completing challenges within the "myStrip/Journey" section. There are three distinct journeys—myStrip, Shaquista, and Downtown—each containing mission challenges that require betting designated amounts or achieving specific outcomes. Challenges have three tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold) with increasing requirements and rewards.
Collecting Free Chips
Free chips are essential for gameplay and are distributed through specific methods:
- Mobile Apps: For MyVegas Mobile Slots, free chips are collected by clicking specific links on a mobile device (iOS or Android). When the link is clicked, the app opens, and a popup appears indicating the number of free chips available to collect. If collection fails on iOS, users should force-close the app and paste the link into a browser.
- Facebook Version: Free chips for the Facebook version are also available through linked collections.
- Codes: The manual input of codes is no longer used in the app; the process has been streamlined to direct link clicking.
Redeeming Rewards for Dining
Loyalty points can be redeemed for real-world rewards, including dining discounts and complimentary items at various Las Vegas restaurants. Specific offers mentioned include:
- Lala Noodle (Park MGM): Free starter with entrée.
- Best Friend (Park MGM): Free starter with entrée.
- Moneyline (Aria): $20 off $40.
- Cafe Gelato and Patisserie (Aria): Buy One Get One (BOGO) gelato.
- Public House (Luxor): $20 off $40.
- TAP (Excalibur): $25 off $50.
- Tom’s Urban or Watch Bar (New York New York): Free starter with entrée.
General Tips for Free Dining in Las Vegas
Beyond specific birthday offers and loyalty program rewards, it is possible to secure inexpensive or free dining in Las Vegas through preparation and stacking discounts. The MyVegas rewards are specifically highlighted as a method to stack discounts with MGM Rewards Points (comps). Many of the dining rewards listed above are currently available, though some previously offered rewards (such as those for Diablo’s Cantina and Lemongrass) have been removed.
Conclusion
Las Vegas provides significant opportunities for complimentary benefits, particularly for those visiting during their birthday month. By joining loyalty programs at resorts such as Luxor, Excalibur, Park MGM, Wynn, Sahara, and Ellis Island, visitors can access free play credits. Furthermore, signing up for restaurant e-clubs and utilizing the MyVegas mobile gaming ecosystem allows for the accumulation of points redeemable for dining discounts and free food items at major Strip properties. While the availability of specific offers can change—as noted with the temporary elimination of certain freeplay offers due to Covid and the removal of specific MyVegas dining rewards—the sources indicate a consistent landscape of available freebies for those who actively seek them.