As some of you know, the disasterous launch of Fontainebleu included a bizarre tier status match program, which lasted for 24 hours before abruptly disappearing.

The exact reason for its disappearance is not fully understood, but rumor has it that they became overly concerned that people would simply exploit them for free stuff and not play, so they wanted to do an "impact study" on the ones they matched the first day, before resuming the program. If that's true, it's incredibly stupid.

In any case, after struggling for the first 2 months, they decided to bring back the status matching.

First off, I want to address the issue with status matching and possible impact on offers you'd get there. As a lot of you know, the tier status and monthly offers have nothing to do with one another. No matter how high of a tier you get matched to, it will not impact the quality of offers you get. Those are only based upon play.

A second concern, especially among advantage players, involves the potential problem of signing up for a card but not being available to play much that first day, thus forever impacting your offers down the road. While it is definitely true that your first day of play on a new card is extremely impactful of offers you get at nearly every casino, you'll be glad to know that your "first day" does not start simply by getting a card. You need to "activate" the card by putting it into a machine or using it at a table, in order for the rating to start.

This is also true for using any of the benefits listed. Your free food and other benefits will not begin until the card is used at least once!



The status match is promised to be done through at least June 2, 2024. That is, you have until June 2 to get down there and do it, and then your match runs through the end of 2024. However, I am hearing from insiders that the status match will continue after June 2, and of course Fontainebleu can remove it at any time, so the June 2 date doesn't mean all that much. If you want it, I suggest getting down there and doing it sooner than later.

Here is the webpage describing their rewards program, which has 4 levels (Bleau, Silver, Gold, Royal): https://www.fontainebleaulasvegas.com/rewards/

Here is the webpage about the status matching program: https://www.fontainebleaulasvegas.co...s/tierupgrade/


All major Vegas casino players cards are being matched to Fontainebleu, as well as a few California Indian casinos. The list is below:


Fontainebleu Silver:
Caesars Diamond or Diamond Plus
MGM Pearl or Gold
Grazie (Venetian) Elite or Sapphire
Genting (Resorts World) Prime
Identity (Cosmopolitan) Gold
Unity (Mirage) Legend
Infinity (Sahara) Legend
24K Select (Golden Nugget) Chairman
Boyd Emerald
Club One (Circa / D / Golden Gate) Maverick or Legend
Serrano (Palms / Yaamava) Emerald or Amber
Mohegan (Virgin) Leap or Ascend
Stations President or Chairman
Penn Play (M) Elite
Pechanga Gold or Platinum


Fontainebleu Gold:
Caesars Diamond Elite
MGM Platinum
Identity (Cosmopolitan) Platinum
Grazie (Venetian) Paiza Gold or Ruby
Genting (Resorts World) Monarch
Unity (Mirage) Icon or X
Infinity (Sahara) Icon or Infinite
Wynn Platinum
24K (Golden Nugget) Elite
Boyd Onyx or Titanium
Serrano (Palms) Diamond
Mohegan (Virgin) Soar
Penn Play (M) Owner's Club
Pechanga Red


Fontainebleu Royal:
Caesars Seven Stars
MGM Noir
Genting (Resorts World) Imperial
Wynn Black or Chairman
Grazie (Venetian) Diamond ***may not be honored after Venetian program converts to new tiers this month
Serrano (Palms / Yaamava) Turquoise



What are the best benefits of each tier? I'll get to that in the next post...