Seven Stars Companion card holders run into parking fee problems

I just got back from Vegas and found out that Seven Stars Companion card holders are running into some problems when using their cards to avoid parking fees. For the most part these are glitches in the system, such as, the kiosks do not recognize the free parking status when Companion cards are swiped.

But at Caesars Palace, a special VIP entrance for Seven Stars cardholders does not allow Companion card holders the same privileges and they are turned away from the valet entrance on Flamingo.

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I use my Seven Stars Companion card every week to valet park in any CET casino in AC, never had a problem whats so ever.

Another forum member called with his thought on why the scanners reject the Companion cards. He says the scanner can only read the card number and they cannot "see" it's a Companion card. Remember the Companion card has the number of the companion and not the number of the Seven Stars player. This is why a visual check is needed.

Caesars Palace in Vegas is in the middle of constructing parking entry/exit machines in the self park garage.

It looks like it will be complete soon.

Question: Does anyone know if there will be attendants there? If not, what would stop someone from simply getting additional copies of their TR card and handing it off to friends who wouldn't otherwise get free parking?

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Originally Posted by Dan Druff

what would stop someone from simply getting additional copies of their TR card and handing it off to friends who wouldn't otherwise get free parking?

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For the self-park, nothing. For the valet? The card is swiped into a hand-held reader which reveals if the card is valid. So, if your card says Robert, and the driver doesn't look like a Robert, there might be an issue.