Man Who Reached Platinum Tier Learns There Are Nine Tiers Above Platinum
It took Walter Pruitt eleven years to get there. The casino describes the next tier as “very achievable” and declined to say for whom.
LAS VEGAS. A retired dental technician who spent eleven years earning Platinum status in the Golden Parlay Casino’s loyalty programme learned on Saturday that Platinum is the fourth of thirteen tiers.
Walter Pruitt, 67, had been told at his upgrade, which consisted of a new card and a handshake from a shift manager, that Platinum was “the top of the house.” He found out otherwise when a man at the next machine took out a matte black card and asked whether Platinum was “the one with the free soda.”
The casino later confirmed the tiers above Platinum, in ascending order:
- Platinum Elite
- Sapphire
- Black Sapphire
- Diamond
- Diamond Reserve
- Onyx
- Obsidian
- Chairman’s Circle
- Founders’ Obsidian Prestige
Platinum is a very important tier. It is where we tell guests about the other tiers.
Platinum benefits include 5 percent off at the gift shop and priority seating at the buffet between 3 and 4 p.m. on weekdays. The programme returns an average of 0.2 percent of a member’s play as rewards, a figure our Insights desk has described as loyalty in one direction.
Pruitt said that at his current rate of play he will reach Platinum Elite in 2031 and Founders’ Obsidian Prestige in 2194. He has asked whether his points can be transferred to his grandson.
