Staying at the 5-star Wynn Las Vegas has never been more affordable. In fact, you can stay at the Wynn Las Vegas for absolutely free – if you have a phone.
Riding on the successes of MGM’s MyVegas and Boyd Gaming’s Binions, Wynn Resorts has created their own mobile gaming platform Wynn Slots – and it’s pretty incredible.
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What is Wynn Slots?
Wynn Slots is an app compatible for both iPhone and Andriod devices where you play slot machines with virtual cash (aka gold coins) in exchange for real Wynn rewards in the form of complimentary room nights at their Las Vegas property.
How do you Play Wynn Slots?
Wynn Slots is an app only game, so first, make sure you have it downloaded on your iPhone, Android, or tablet HERE.
Currency: As an introductory welcome, Wynn Slots provides you with 5 million gold coins to gamble with. From then on, you’ll receive ‘bonus’ coins multiple times each hour and each day on your homepage under the ‘Collect’ tab. Make sure to collect your bonuses frequently, as they don’t accumulate.
Games: There are currently fourteen slot games you can play using your gold coins. In the beginning, you’ll only be allowed to bet 2.5K coins at a time. As you achieve higher levels, however, you’ll be able to increase your minimum bets.
Goal: As you play the slot games, you’ll notice two counters in the top right-hand side of the app filling up. That’s because as you bet, your ticker progresses for you to collect gems, and to level up. You’ll be able to trade in your gems for complimentary room nights at the Wynn from the home page. Simply click on ‘Earn a Stay at the Wynn’ and then choose your dates!
How to Maximize Value
Patience is key when it comes to accumulating Wynn gems! As you progress in the game, you’ll be able to bet in higher increments. Don’t fall into this trap. While betting in higher increments allows you to collect gems quickly, it also advances your level quickly as well. The higher the level you advance to, the longer it takes to attain gems. Since complimentary room nights are the end goal, keep betting 12K or less each time, and in the long run, you’ll have more gems per level than your peers.
Also, be mindful of your chip collection times. There are three sets of collections that occur every 15 minutes, every few hours and every 12 hours. By remembering to collect your coins, even if you don’t plan on playing at that moment, you’ll have a higher amount of coins at your disposal.
Finally, purchases. If you decide for whatever reason to purchase gold coins, do so knowing full well of what a normal room at the Wynn costs. If you’re looking to spend $99 to earn 300,000,000 gold coins, just make sure you feel confident that you can earn enough gems with that amount to score at least one free room night. Rooms at the Wynn vary greatly, from $89 a night + resort fee during the off-season, to $900+ during major events and holidays. There’s no need to spend $99 and hours of game time just to score a complimentary $89 room. Keep your expectations vs reality in line, and always make sure you’re fully aware of the money and time you’re investing in Wynn slots.
Redeeming Points for Comp Stays
Once you have played Wynn slots enough to score your gems, it’s time to cash them in for complimentary room nights! From the homepage on your Wynn Slots app, click on ‘Earn a Stay at the Wynn’. This will open up an introductory message letting you know you can cash in your pretend coins for real rewards. Once you click out of the message, you can begin browsing dates.
As of the time of this writing, Wynn Slots allows you to browse room prices up to 10 months in advance. Room rates begin at 1.2K gems and go all the way up to 5K gems for special occasions like New Years and major UFC fights.
Over the upcoming 10 month time period, there was only four block out dates, and none of them were weekend dates. Unlike other Vegas real-life reward games (ahem, MyVegas), it was refreshing to know that you could use your complimentary room nights whenever you wanted, so long as it wasn’t sold out.
Finally, if your dates are flexible, make sure you’re getting a good deal. I compared gem cost to WynnLasVegas.com room rates for multiple dates, and the gem to dollar ratio isn’t always the same.
For example, if I were to book a room at the Wynn tonight, the purchase would cost me 3.6K gems. On the Wynn website, I could purchase the room in cash for $288, which makes each gem worth a value of $0.80 cents.
However, tomorrow night costs 2.1K gems, or $181 cash. This means, if I used my gems to book a room for tomorrow evening, my gems would go up to $.086 cents each.
In browsing just a few weeks at a time, I was able to find gems go up in value all the way to $1.64 each, but also go down in value as low as $.48 cents each.
Don’t necessarily assume that more gems equate to a higher priced room night either. Some nights that were under $100 were 1.2K gems, whereas others were 1.6K gems or 1.9K gems.
Again, if you have some flexibility in your schedule, equate when your gems are worth their most value. This way, you can maximize the gems you’ve earned, and potentially score additional free comp nights down the road as well.
My Playing Experience
I’m all about app games that allow me to earn real-life rewards. I’ve played MGM’s version, MyVegas, for over three years now and have earned 20+ comp trips to Sin City, so I was excited to have a new game that allowed me to earn comps for the Wynn, which I love.
Wynn Slots is extremely straight-forward, it loads quickly, and I immediately had beginners luck. Within the first few hours of playing, I had already achieved over 200 gems and had over 40 million gold coins. It was amazing. However, as in Vegas, no lucky streak lasts forever. By my third day of playing, I had amassed over 1,000 gems and was on level 31, but the gems became harder to win and my win streaks were fewer and farther between.
If you have a flexible work environment, Wynn Slots is a great game to play in the background. A few players mentioned they were able to earn their first free comp night after about a week of playing. At the rate I’m progressing, (200-500 gems a day), I can agree with this and say I’m on the same track.
I’d love if Wynn Slots began expanding their rewards outside of just comp nights. With so many fantastic restaurants, a Cirque show, and a world-renowned spa, it would be fantastic for players to be able to redeem gems for other Wynn rewards as well. Alas, pickers can’t be choosers, and while more reward options would be a massive upgrade, it’s already pretty solid in terms of value.
If you’re going to play free app games, Wynn Slots is definitely one you need to keep in your arsenal.
Keep Reading: How to Fly to Vegas for $19, Six Apps You Need for Your Next Vegas Trip and How to Get Into Vegas Pools for Free.
Which slot game do you play most? I’ve found tiger claws to repay most evenly.
Hi James! Personally, the two games I’ve had the most luck on are Mammoth Chase and Gypsy Riches. If you don’t have a lot of coins to play with, Gypsy Riches allows you to hit the bonus quite frequently but the payouts are 12k-200k. If you’re able to hit the 12K bets for Mammoth Chase and have a million+ coins to gamble with, the bonuses are less frequent but they pay out significantly more. I’ve hit 80 million jackpots playing 12K hands before.
Hey Melissa
Thanks for the overview.
I’ve redmeemed for a 1 night stay, do you know what the additional fees are at check in as the t&cs don’t mention anything, along with the online info from the Wynn being sparse at best.
I’m assuming I pay the standard resort fee but are there taxes as well?
Thanks in advance
Hi Lee!
Definitely check with Wynn directly as what’s included could change, but in late 2018 they actually waived the resort fee for your first four nights if you redeemed a night via this app. Wynn also provides complimentary parking for all guests. Since there was nothing paid out of pocket, there were no taxes. They will try to upgrade you when you check in for an additional $20+ a night, which you may find to be worth it. Thanks and have fun in Vegas!
just started last week. Very frustrated you’re earning so much per day!!! I can’t find a room at 1.2 anymore – all rooms are 1.5K or more per night. I feel like theyve made it so much harder to earn gems. MyVegas is better that way – while it does take more to earn more LP it’s consistent each level. Whereas it went from 1.7M to 2.25M and will get up to 3-4M per gem in Wynn Slots
They keep raising the points needed for a room, it was much cheaper in November, but it’s still possible to win. I highly suggest playing MyVegas as well – it’s MUCH easier getting free rooms with that game.
The only advantage to this app over the Myvegas is that you can get comp nights on weekends. I was able to get enough LPs in myvegas for two cono nights at any property in few months. This app seems like it would take close to a year get the same rewards
This has been very frustrating for me! I have been playing for 3 weeks. I have 1475 gems and when i started the gems for the week Im going were 1.7k a night. Now they’re 2k a night. I feel like I have wasted my time because who knows how much theyll be by the time I have enough for 2 nights for my visit in mid june
I’m confused reading the part where you say “While betting in higher increments allows you to collect gems quickly, it also advances your level quickly as well. The higher the level you advance to, the longer it takes to attain gems. Since complimentary room nights are the end goal, keep betting 12K or less each time, and in the long run, you’ll have more gems per level than your peers.”
If this was the case, how come you have 200+ more gems than me while we’re at the same level? It doesn’t make sense. I believe that betting higher does not affect level gain, it only affects the rate of speed in which you gain gems. Honest observation and question, not trying to seem rude. What do you think about my statement?
Hi Melissa,
Thank you for your article.
I just started playing the game after reading your review and I very much enjoy it.
Can you tell however if it’s random? Like, when you play on the app, I assume your odds of winning a game are always the same. Right?
I tried to find the info on the app and it didn’t say, unlikt in most casinos where you can ask the return percentage.
Thanks in advance for your response,
Do you know if there is a limit to how many consecutive days you can stay using the gems? Right now I am working toward my third night for my trip in November, and my fiancé is working on his fourth.
I have four nights comped at Excalibur, but I have to pay resort fee. If I can stay at a nicer hotel for less money I’m all about it!
Thanks for your help, and Viva Las Vegas!!
Max redemption is 3 consecutive nights.
I’ve noticed when I get the bonus and win 54k or 72k it puts the coins in my total then on the first bet it takes it all away. Almost bought coins the other day. Glad I didn’t . Will just stick to the my Vegas game from mgm where you can actually get some perks. Tried emailing them from app no response. I even videotaped it because I thought I was crazy
Same here. Have hit jackpots and the dollar amount runs on the bottom but doesn’t “pay” me on the jackpot. I emailed them also, no response
For this, make sure you write them FROM the app. When I write them from their website I never hear back, but when I write them from the app (look in the top right corner, when it expands, click on Help, and then there’s a contact) they get back to you within 24-48 hours.
Thanks for this review. Ive been playing for a few weeks now, only betting 10-12k but recently bumped up to 50k a spin and collecting gems a lot faster. I have not noticed the gem collection slowing down as I bet more, I’m on level 32 and have over 99mil that I’m playing with and seem to just keep winning more. I actually counted how many spins it takes to get a new gem….when you are betting 10-12k it takes over 100 spins and when I started betting 50k a spin it took 45 spins to move up a gem….so I’m going to be sticking with betting 50k to get a room asap. Also playing myvegas for free buffets and shows! I personally have the best luck with Haunted Mansion!
Hi!
Are the free rooms for 2 people or only for 1?
Hello – the rooms are for up to four people. Thanks for asking. 🙂
I am trying to figure out how you are getting 200-500 Gems a day playing 12K on Mammoth?
I am getting up between 6-7 – start my 500 spins at 12K (max auto spins) – let it run on a spare phone. Collect my rewards sparingly as to maximize spinning and I am not getting anywhere near that number – I am currently Lvl 30 – not sure if that makes a difference, I have tried it on my brand new phone as well – and its not going any faster.
My Lightning Icon is lit – which is supposed to mean the wheel spins faster
I am netting about 50-100 gems per day
Any thoughts or assistance would be appreciated.
I found Jokers Wheel 7 Awesome for winning all 3 tiers of jackpots – Within the first week I hit enough Platinum jackpots to be sitting on 250Million coins with about 16 Mil more that I see go up /down – since it is only a 9K game i switched to Mammoth – have lost any, but I dont see the huge increase in gems i was hoping for
Hey Roger! 100 gems a day is still great, I was just getting a lot because I had my app running all the time. The main thing is to always play the features that are available for scratchers – that’s where most of my coins come from (up to 80 million a day). The easiest way to reach that number currently, is by playing Hong Bao and then looking at the right-hand side inside of the game where you can purchase bonuses. If you pay 1M on 12K you’ll get 7 spins – more often than not you’ll win and this is one of the easiest ways to get coins at the moment. Hope this helps! Also, if you look under ‘Contact’ you can email me anytime for more in-depth answers.
Hi Melissa,
I have 5600 gems now but not reached Level 2 yet. Are you able to check the require Gem for 24 December to 26 December?
Hi Dan,
Here you go: Dec 24: not available. Dec 25: 2.6k Dec 26L 3.1k
I’ll be updating my post soon to reflect the new changes and how to maximize gem counts under the new system.
My husband and I have separate iPhones and
iPads but share the same account….he has been playing Wynn casino on his devices but I can’t get my own game to play the Wynn app…what do I need to do to get my own game and not getting into his….
Thanks
Hi Linda, I recommend you both have an account. The reason for this is that it becomes harder to get gems the longer you play and the more you level up. Once he’s collected 10k gems for example, it becomes much harder to get new ones. If you play on separate accounts, you’ll both be able to maximize the easy first gems. Furthermore, the app, like most slots, give the odds to the house. In theory, you’ll always lose gold coins by playing. This is why completing challenges are so important. Once you complete challenges it allows you to get some of the coins you lost, back. When you play on separate accounts, you’re both able to complete challenges, maximizing your gold coins and gems.