I don’t even gamble when I’m in Vegas or Atlantic City or at some of the smaller casinos in the Chicago area (I generally go for the food), but I’ve been playing slot machine games on my phone. I don’t buy any additional “chips” or perks. The games give me hours of free mindless fun, and the graphics are rather cute, but I can see why people gamble to chase the wins. I just quit when I run out of “chips.” The apps award free chips on a regular basis, so I can play again.
I have several different slot machine apps, all of which let me earn points to redeem for real rewards, including free hotel stays! They also have a Solitaire game, and I can earn points as well. But they’re almost all for Vegas. What’s the point?
The program occasionally offers using reward points to donate to a good cause, which is what I do to spend it down. I have no use for them, anyway. I have no idea how much money they actually donate. Someone on the Internet estimated it’s about $0.21 for every 5000 points (it’s a set amount) donation. The program does not specify, which kinda sucks.
I have donated 81x5000 points to American Cancer Society, Texas Flood Relief (World Central Kitchen), and California Wildfires Relief (World Central Kitchen), so if 5000 points is equivalent to $0.21, that would be a whopping $17.01. Geez 😩
I also used some of my points for a few sweepstakes, but of course I didn’t win anything (I tried). I should have just donated them.
They do cap the number of points you can earn per day, so I can’t just keep accumulating indefinitely everyday. At least I have fun playing games, although I have been obsessed with accumulating points to make a donation, so I’m playing with a purpose.
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