1. Best Myvegas Game

myVegas is no different than any other consumer product or service, you pay for what you get. Purchasing chips has never been a requirement for the “freemium” game. I’ve had quite a bit of success redeeming valuable rewards at the meager cost of a little bit of free time. Over time, however, players have learned that, if you pay, you tend to get more. The general rule for MLife properties is that a player can redeem 3 rewards every 30 days. However, some people who purchased chip packages soon found out that their reward limit increased. A few have reported being able to redeem as many as 6 rewards in a given trip. The ratio for money spent to rewards allotted is a closely held PlayStudios secret.

However, this isn’t the only perk paying players are receiving. Apparently, purchasing chip packages can expand the rewards catalogue as well. Members of various myVegas groups have confirmed that purchasing chips have given them access to additional rewards. See, it’s this kind of hard-hitting investigative journalism you get here at VFB. When are the Pulitzer winners announced? Anyway, it seems that the $50 package grants access to these unlockables. Though, don’t go making any purchases on my word, as it is not a guarantee. So, what additional rewards are these digital high rollers seeing? Here are a few:

MyVEGAS is the official mobile and Facebook game of MGM Resorts and M life Rewards. This free-to-play app offers an ever-expanding collection of slot and table games and gives you amazing rewards from your favorite MGM Resorts destinations. You can earn free hotel rooms, meals, show tickets, and more. 3.3M likes 3,314 talking about this. MyVEGAS slots brings Vegas to you with artful games and FREE rewards from top Las Vegas resorts like Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, and the Mirage.

MyVEGAS Blackjack myVEGAS Blackjack elevates the thrill of traditional blackjack with creative twists and exciting features—like a daily bonus gift box, progressive jackpots, mini-games, and a “Bold Play Meter” that rewards extra risk with additional payouts. MyVEGAS Slots is a casino slots game imitating a real casino. You can play various casino games and feel like you are in one of the iconic Las Vegas casinos, such as Bellagio, Aria, The Mirage, and many more. This game is developed and published.

• 2 night comp stays at all MLife properties including Aria and Vdara
• Station Casino comp rooms
• Shaq rewards

Obviously, the most valuable of the bunch are the Shaq rewards. Those are priceless. For the record, I reached out to the myVegas team about the change. Here was their response:

Here at myVEGAS we’re constantly testing new features- Rewards, pricing, etc., so that we can optimize the game experience for our players. This means that sometimes one player may have a slightly different experience than another. While these are driven by software and we aren’t able to manually manipulate a specific player’s data, since you’ve expressed interest in this Reward we’ll pass on to our partners that our players would like more of them.

I should note that I never inquired about a specific reward. I merely asked, very generally, if players who purchase chip packages have access to different rewards. This is good to know, though. myVegas actually has no control over anything, you guys. It’s all controlled by something called ‘software’. They can’t do anything about the way the game operates or what we have access to. Who even knows how ‘software’ works? Also, I do like that we get to consider pricing a “feature” of a service. The vacuum I bought yesterday had so many features: additional hoses, an elongated swivel neck for hard to reach places, and a very conveniently placed price tag.

The results of my groundbreaking investigation does not necessarily mean that spending money on the game is a good value play. As we know with the room rewards that are available to us non-paying players, the availability is limited. My advice is to play and pay based on your enjoyment of the game. Using the game simply to get a certain reward may ultimately lead to disappointment. I use myVegas to complement my planned trips; I never use it to determine my itinerary.

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It seems most avid myVegas players have a go to game. But, is there a “best” game? Really, it all depends on your goals. If you’re a fan of online slots and enjoy playing the bonuses, you may like Frontier Fortune or either Excalibur variant. For my fake money, the best game to play is Lotus Land. Reason being, I’m only playing myVegas to build LPs and get some free rewards. I care little about actually interacting with the games. In fact, it’s rare for me to sit down at a slot while in Vegas; they simply can’t hold my attention. This goes double for the online versions.

What’s great about Lotus Land is that it requires no player participation beyond the initial spin. The slots at Wizard Slots does offer free spin bonuses, but those are registered and run automatically, without having to interact with it. Most other myVegas slots require player decisions or acknowledgement (having to press a button once the bonus is complete). You can simply let Lotus Land run in the background while you check emails or peruse the moronic things your “friends” type on Facebook, like me. The only auxiliary participation you may encounter is if myVegas is running a promotion in which you gather items during your spins. However, I’ve been able to go through hundreds of spins without needing to click the old mouse. It’s a great game for gaining LPs or building your strip. I mentioned this little gem in my last podcast episode. Some have used the advice with success:

@VegasFanboy Thanks for suggesting Lotus Land on myVegas. Definitely the best of their slots to just run in the background.

— You Can Bet on That (@YouCanBetonThat) April 22, 2015

@VegasFanboy@YouCanBetonThat I wholeheartedly agree. My Aria building progress has been great since I tried it.

— BSB (@ismebsb) April 22, 2015

Best Myvegas Game

Do you have a favorite myVegas slot or strategy? If so, let me know. For more myVegas tips, you can check out episode #29 of the VFB podcast.