There is nothing more annoying than having your eye on a My Vegas Reward but every time you check it’s sold out. Your trip is looming closer and you are stuck with just the rubbish rewards that really do not reflect the time and effort you have plugged in to rack up the loyalty points!
Do not Fear, You can go to the ball and you can bag that SOLD-OUT reward. Here is how to get sold-out My Vegas rewards so you can be sure you get the best return for your loyalty points.
Use the Facebook App
The Mobile Apps are fantastic for getting Loyalty points and we recommend playing every Mobile App and the Facebook App to maximize your Loyalty points. However, we find getting the rewards a bit more fiddly.
On the Facebook App, however, there are plenty of really meaty rewards to get your teeth into that really are worth the time and effort of racking up the points.
Right now we are planning our latest Vegas escapade and we have a bunch of Loyalty Chips and want to grab a great Reward. Currently, we are looking at bagging The Bellagio 2 for 1 Buffet. But Sure enough, it’s always sold out!
So How do we get it?
They are NOT always Sold-Out
Most Rewards are refreshed EVERY day. So at some point every day these rewards are in stock. It’s just the very popular ones sell out in minutes. At the Minute it’s actually seconds for the best! So unless you are there at the exact moment they sell out you miss out.
So simply put all you need to know is WHEN do the rewards refresh? Here we run into a little trouble. The FAQ states:
https://playstudios.helpshift.com/a/myvegas-slots/?s=rewards&f=how-often-are-rewards-restocked&l=en
HOW OFTEN ARE REWARDS RESTOCKED?
We typically update our rewards selection daily by 12pm PST.
Great, only this is wrong! Well, Outdated anyway. The Actual update time is far far more random. Which is a pain in the
Realistically the ONLY way to Guarantee you are there for the refresh is to sit at your computer refreshing every 1 Minute, for 9 Hours. No one has the time for that! But clearly, these rewards are selling out in seconds so someone is!
There is a clue to help narrow it down a little. Look at the redemption by date.
In this photo, it is the 22nd of June. That is 60 days from the date we took the Shot. It is also a 60-day rolling date. So every time the Rewards are refreshed, the date increments by one day. This gives us a marker as to when the Rewards Refresh. If the date hasn’t changed, The Reward hasn’t been refreshed yet. If it has, you missed it, close the window and get on with your day, try again tomorrow.
In the past the refresh time was truly random, however recently a pattern has emerged and we can use this to predict the refresh time.
This graph is the refresh times in 2020:
See the Pattern?
No, neither do we, it is completely random. But here is the graph from 2023:
A Clear Pattern has emerged! This means the reward Refreshes are now far more predictable. Which is good news but also bad. As they sell out even faster as more people work out the pattern. This can be distilled down to the following timings.
- Monday – 11:05 am
- Tuesday – 11:15 am
- Wednesday – 08:05 am
- Thursday – 09:05 am
- Friday – 13:30 pm
- Saturday – 13:40 am
- Sunday – 11:40 am
Times are in PST
This now gives us something to aim for. These are not perfect timings but it narrows the range down massively. Giving us a narrow target window each day. You need to be sat at your computer ready to go and just keep refreshing until you see the Sold-Out banner disappear.
You still need to be fast and get your details in quick as the Rewards can, and do, sell out while you are entering your info! But if you are on the ball it is definitely achievable.
A few things to note. You have, normally, 60 days to grab your rewards before your trip. So we start collecting early to make sure we have enough time to get the rewards we want. We target ONE reward each day, with a few backup options. As the time approaches practice refreshing, know how to close the ads down quickly, and practice finding your chosen reward quickly.
Then just keep refreshing on a loop. Keep an eye on the other rewards, if they refresh but the one you want hasn’t you have probably missed it, they can go super fast and the timing of the refresh can mean others might get luckier than you, check your back up then give up and try again tomorrow.
Sunday is a bit odd and can still appear randomly we see this one refresh at 11:40 am and 13:40pm. Try both as it’s usually pretty quiet on a Sunday as people have things to do. But if it refreshes at 11:40 it won’t at 13:40
These refreshes only really apply to the standard rewards. The specials such as cruises and events are even more random and normally launch in batches. You need to follow the My Vegas Facebook groups to know when these refresh.
Facebook Groups
Another Tool we use is Facebook Groups. This handy collection of people have threads running to let you know when the rewards refresh.
The only issue with this is the fact the rewards can be gone in seconds, and anyone who may update the thread will naturally be looking for rewards themselves. So they are going to get theirs first before updating the thread, and by then, they are mostly sold out.
But the Groups at least will let you know if you missed it and keep a record for you on when the rewards refreshed, incase the pattern changes.
We use the MyVegas Friends Rocks. This is a closed group and you will have to be approved by them to join. But that is no problem.
MyVegas Friends Rocks Refresh Page
Refreshing the Page?
The final thing we need to mention is how to refresh the page. Sorry if that is obvious, but it does require a FULL refresh. Simply closing the Rewards Tab in APP and opening it will not show if the rewards are refreshed.
You need to reload the page via the reload button of your browser. Yes, this means clicking through all the endless adverts for chips. It’s a royal pain in the butt. Honestly, we practice this a few times to make sure we are as fast as possible to get through the Refresh.
As the allotted time approaches we just refresh on a loop.
Is it Even Worth It?
Good Question. Probably not. But most people are so far down the rabbit hole by now they can’t just give up. They have spent months collecting LP and now have hundreds of thousands to blow on rewards.
This is the last hurdle, to get the free buffets, shows, and Gambling Credit. You can’t bail here.
But, if you are just starting out at least know you have this mayhem to contend with at the end.
Good Luck
Have Your Say?
Let us know below if you have had any success getting a hard-to-find reward? What time did they refresh? How did you go about snagging the reward? Just drop us a comment below.
This does help. I have noticed that it must be completely random. I got screwed last visit when I scooped up a free dinner buffet at MGM grand, after checking to make sure it didn’t have a blackout for the date I wanted to use it on. But low and behold, when I went to the MLife counter, they said that the date was recently added to the blackout list and it went straight to the trash! Ugh!
I only used it because it was one of the very few freebie buffets that wasn’t Monday-Thursday. It was a Saturday night. I should have known…. boo hoo…
Oh well, I’m going for the 2 freebie Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden tickets for the next trip. Those ones are always one of the first to go! Wish me luck!
Hi Darin,
Glad our tips helped. It is how we got everything we wanted on our last trip, although like you, we got burned on one when we got there. We had two-$50 Freeplay but we could only redeem mine as Kate was not linked to the hotel room! Still. We got refunded in LP and tried to grab another reward but the choice was pretty limited as we were already there!
We did get the Secret Garden tickets though, you were tight they were tricky to bag but so worth it!
Hope you have a great trip
Steve
This was very helpful. I check daily but are always sold out, so I thought that the rewards were only updated once a month or something. Lol. I have a question, we are planning a trip to Vegas the end of May, can I bag a reward now and keep in my wallet until I get there or do you have a limited time to use them?
Thank you!
Hi Faith,
Glad you found it useful, it really can be annoying when the rewards you want seem permininately put of stock but they do refill every day, we promise!
You have a limited time to use them, the length of which this depends on the reward. Most rewards at the minute are showing a 30 day Redemption Period. So you will need to wait until around 30 days from your trip to start redeeming.
But keep an eye on this as sometimes they get refreshed and the redemption periods are longer. It is also worth noting that any rewards that require booking such as room, the redemption period refers to the time you book not the time you stay, so you could redeem now, then book for a stay in May.
Have a great trip in May and we hope you get all the rewards you want!
Steve
Hey Steve, when does MyVEGAS update their travel periods? Looking to travel June but periods are currently until May 31. Thanks for your updates 🙂
Hi Miranda,
Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule, it really could be any time between now and the end of the month. We know it’s really frustrating when your travel date is coming up but the rewards are still dated to just before your trip. But there really is nothing you can do but hold tight.
We have seen them refresh as close to as a couple of weeks out. Fingers crossed it should be any day now.
When they sick like this it usually means there are some big changes coming, and hopefully, this is because of reopenings in Las Vegas and more rewards being added…hopefully, it’s even possible the Buffets might start returning, but don’t say that too loudly!!!!
Steve
EDIT: However we have just checked and most rewards are now showing June 14-30th?
Hey do you know if I can sell my rewards coins? I have over 3million reward coins and I just don’t see when I’ll be able to go back to Vegas and use any of these rewards.
Hi, there are no official way to sell coins, the only way to redeem is through the various APPS. If you are not going to Vegas, there are several other locations where Coins can be redeemed, such as other Casinos and even Cruises.
There may be grey areas where you can let other people use your coins but this is pretty shady and we are always asked for ID when redeeming so probably will not work.
Steve
this is very helpful EXCEPT for those awards that are for specific days only such as the MYEVENTS, which are proving really hard to get. many thought the next one didn’t come out until the first one had taken place, sadly found out this was not the case, so will be clicking refresh for 9 hours in the hopes of getting the one I want which takes place on hubbies birthday. 🙂
Hi Irene,
Agreed this only really works on the rewards that restock regularly, some rewards operate on a different time scale altogether,
We do have a big update on this in the pipeline as there have been a few changes to the refresh times that we need to share.
Steve
this kinda really makes me wonder how many of the rewards are actually real. One person who “conveniently” got a blackout date AFTER grabbing the tickets, myself “conveniently” both the tickets were sold out the MILLISECOND i hit the points (and weren’t sold out just before) AND have NOT updated in 4 days… wonder how many other items have been “oops we changed our minds” after the fact, and “sold out” specifically because the app knew you had been looking at it (code and cookies 100% have that ability), or screwing people over specifically because the player hadn’t actually spent cash, so its purposefully preventing them… it is run by a casino “the house always wins”.. translated “the house always cheats”
We just got back from Vegas and used loads of Rewards. Bellagio Buffet, Excalibur Buffet, Wolfgang Puck Free Entrée, and $250 in free play.
The Rewards are updated every day and do refresh you just need to know when to look, as we explain in the article.
The Casino Always wins simply means they have an edge, not that they cheat,
Steve
I just want to say I just did the Sunday one. I’m going July 22nd to the 26th and before they used to have dinner buffet but I guess they got rid of them now. Regardless I did notice the buffets were ALWAYS sold out. I found this page and thought I would give it a shot. The Sunday time STILL works! I was able to snag a buffet at Bellagio! Going to continue to try to grab more closer to trip time since some of them only allow 45 day window. Thanks again!
Hey Alec,
Great to hear you managed to bag the Buffet. We just got back from a trip and used this method to grab loads of cool rewards and saved a fortune! We alos won $300+ from our Freeplay
It’s true, it worked. Follow the advice on this post to redeem sold out rewards. After months of trying I came across this post and followed the instructions given the next day. Set my alarm for Sunday 11:40am pdt and refreshed. There is was, $750 off NCL cruise. I verified with NCL and this reward will work with current NCL promotions.
It’s true, it worked. Follow the advice on this post to redeem sold out rewards. After months of trying I came across this post and followed the instructions given the next day. Set my alarm for Sunday 11:40am pst and refreshed. There is was, $750 off NCL cruise. I verified with NCL and this reward will work with current promotions.
Hi Anna, Glad our advice was helpful, we have spent ages trying to bag Rewards, glad we could help you bag the NCL Cruise
Steve