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Boyd Gaming club B Connectedhas upped the ante. The national casino players club has new reward tiers and new benefits for customers at Boyd Gaming casinos in Las Vegas and around the country.
Many large casino players clubs have evolved into traditional loyalty clubs for the entire casino and resort. In these cases, guests are rewarded with points for all money spent on site. Some casino loyalty clubs, like Caesars Entertainment Total Rewards, even offer customers the opportunity to earn points outside of the casino. That’s not the case with B Connected.
B Connected remains a true casino players club and only rewards players, more commonly known as gamblers. Guests are only rewarded for money spent gambling. Points cannot be earned from spending in restaurants, spas or with other amenities. However, guests may redeem for FastPlay (Boyd’s version of free play), dining, shopping or hotel stays.
One of the best benefits for any tier level at B Connected is the dining with points discount. Guests save 40 percent on the dollar value of B Connected Points when the points are redeemed for food. B Connected points are redeemed at the following rate:
Food Redemption: 600 B Connected Points = $1.00
FastPlay: 1,000 B Connected Points = $1.00
Retail Purchases: 1,000 B Connected Points = $1.00
Like most other casino players clubs, B Connected points expire after six months of inactivity.
Earning B Connected club points and credits
B Connected credits and points are earned at Boyd Gaming casinos at the following rate when playing slots, video poker, table games, bingo, poker or sports betting.
- Tier credits: 1 point per $5 spent
- Reward points: 1 point per $1 spent
Tier Credits are reset at the start of every year on Jan. 1. The number of Tier Credits on Dec. 31 of that year determines the actual tier for the following year. On Jan. 1, guests begin earning Tier Credits for the following year.
New B Connected Tier Levels
The biggest change guests see with B Connected is the new tier system. The new B Connected has five tiers – Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Onyx and Titanium. B Connected previously had three public tiers. Titanium is entirely new and Onyx was previously only available to guests by invite.
Each B Connected Tier provides better levels of rewards based on play in the casinos. Guests may move up to a higher tier by playing more and earning more Tier Credits. The higher the tier, the greater the rewards. Here’s a breakdown of how many Tier Credits a player must earn each year to climb tiers.
- Ruby: Guests are automatically enrolled in the Ruby Tier when signing up with B Connected.
- Sapphire: Earn 750 Tier Credits annually to achieve our Sapphire Tier.
- Emerald: Earn 15,000 Tier Credits annually to achieve our Emerald Tier.
- Onyx: Earn 50,000 Tier Credits annually to achieve our Onyx Tier.
- Titanium: Earn 200,000 Tier Credits annually to achieve our Titanium Tier
Notable Boyd Gaming club changes
The new B Connected features two very notable changes. The first change, and most important to the majority of Boyd Gaming customers, is that the entry-level Ruby does not earn reward points for money spent. Only Sapphire guests and above receive reward points per dollar spent. Frequent guests shouldn’t have a problem reaching Sapphire but new customers might be burned by that.
The other notable change is the addition of new partners. Sapphire members and above receive an annual benefit at Baha Mar in the Bahamas. Emerald members and above receive an annual benefit with Holland America Line Cruises. These same members receive a quarterly stay in Las Vegas. Here’s the full list of B Connected Tier benefits.
B Connected locations
B Connected is available in Las Vegas at Aliante, California, Fremont, Gold Coast, Main Street Station, The Orleans, Sam’s Town and Suncoast. Cannery and Eastside Cannery in Las Vegas are not B Connected casinos even though they’re owned by Boyd Gaming.
The Boyd Gaming club is also at the following locations around the United States:
- Louisiana at Amelia Belle, Delta Downs, Evangeline Downs, Sam’s Town Shreveport and Treasure Chest
- Illinois at Par-A-Dice
- Indiana at Blue Chip
- Iowa at Diamond Jo Worth
- Mississippiat Sam’s Town Tunica and IP Biloxi
Boyd Gaming says it plans to roll out the B Connected program at additional properties nationwide in early 2019. Expect Valley Forge Casino in Pennsylvania to be high on the list of new casinos.
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| No. of rooms | 200 | ||||||||||||||
| Total gaming space | 48,000 sq ft (4,500 m2) | ||||||||||||||
| Casino type | Racino | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 30°11′38″N93°37′23″W / 30.194°N 93.623°W | ||||||||||||||
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Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino and Hotel is an Americanthoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, Louisiana in the southwest portion of the state. The facility is owned by Boyd Gaming.
History[edit]
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The track opened in September 1973, under the direction of Lee Berwick. Berwick was primarily looking for a recognized facility to run Quarter Horses, having earlier held races on his farm in St. Joseph, Louisiana. Delta Downs in Vinton would hold both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred race meetings, some years in a mixed format. In the 1990s, the track was bought by developer Shawn Scott for $10 million. Shortly thereafter, it was sold for over $100 million to Boyd Gaming after a law was passed allowing for slot machines at Delta Downs. After the purchase, Boyd Gaming made over $120 million in capital improvements. The casino, hotel and track were badly damaged by Hurricane Rita in 2005; the casino and hotel were partially opened two months later. The track was closed for about six months after the hurricane. Fueled by revenue from the slots casino, the quality of racing at Delta Downs has improved. The winter Thoroughbred meeting has produced several stakes-quality horses in recent years.
On January 11, 1990, jockey Sylvester Carmouche rode a 5-year-old named Landing Officer through a thick fog to a twenty-four length win. Landing Officer had gone off at 23-1 odds.[1] After the race it was determined that Carmouche had hid Landing Officer in the fog as the other eight horses in the race circled the track and the jockey was subsequently charged with felony theft by fraud.[2] Carmouche was convicted of the charges on March 14, 1990[3] and he was subsequently banned for ten years from state tracks by the Louisiana Racing Commission[4] but the ban lasted just eight years.[5] Aaron Kuriloff writing for ESPN put Sylvester Carmouche 11th of the top 25 cheats, frauds and scams perpetrated in sports around the globe.[6]
Track[edit]
The track is a 6-furlong (1.2 km) oval. There is a 550-yard (0.50 km) Quarter-Horse chute, in addition to a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) and 1.0625-mile (1.7099 km) Thoroughbred chutes. The track surface is a mixture of sand (from the Sabine River) and clay, with a limestone base. The track has stabling for 1,200 horses. The Delta Downs grounds features horse pastures which are visible from the entrance. Draft and miniature horses and thoroughbreds are on display. The Quarter Horse Red River Rebel, owned by Malcom Chiasson, holds the track record as of 2011; he is also the leading money-winning quarter horse in Louisiana.[7]
Casino[edit]
The casino has more than 1,600 slot machines; the racino has only slots, due to restrictions in state law. The hotel has 370 rooms, and 50 suites.
Racing season[edit]
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The track usually holds races from November to mid-July, with the Thoroughbred meet beginning in November and the QuarterHorse meet commencing in April. Delta Downs hosts the Grade III, $1,000,000 Delta Jackpot Stakes for 2-year-olds, the Grade III, $500,000 Delta Princess Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, the Restricted Grade I Lee Burwick Futurity, and the Grade II Firecracker Futurity.
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References[edit]
- ^Phantom Rider Sylvester Carmouche Galloped Out of the Bayou Mists—and into a Peck of Trouble
- ^Jockey Faces Felony Charge : Racing: Sylvester Carmouche, accused of hiding his horse in fog during a one-mile race, also was suspended by the Louisiana track
- ^`Foggy' jockey convicted
- ^Circumstances Remain Foggy on Suspension of Jockey Carmouche
- ^Perfect filly eyes sweet 16 ; Hallowed dreams a godsend
- ^25 great hoaxes, cheats and frauds in sport
- ^Delta Downs racing website Retrieved 2011-06-02.