Casino Resort Fee Waivers — MGM Gold, Caesars Diamond
Las Vegas resort fees ($30–$50/night) are charged on every room including complimentary stays — unless you hold the right loyalty status. MGM Gold eliminates resort fees entirely at every MGM Las Vegas property. Caesars Diamond provides a $100 resort credit per stay. Both are achievable through regional casino play without a single Las Vegas visit.
MGM Gold Resort Fee Waiver
- Status required: MGM Gold (20,000 tier credits per calendar year)
- Benefit: Full resort fee waiver — $35–$45/night eliminated on all room types
- Applies at: Bellagio, ARIA, Vdara, MGM Grand, Park MGM, New York-New York, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Delano, The Mirage
- Applies to: Paid reservations, comp rooms, and rate offers — no exceptions
- Build through: Any MGM Rewards property nationwide; tier credits are pooled nationally
Regional MGM Properties to Build Gold Status
See the full breakdown of how to earn MGM Gold through local play in the MGM Rewards strategy guide — or check Las Vegas locals AP guide for how Gold status plays in a local Las Vegas context.
- MGM Springfield — Springfield, MA (New England)
- MGM National Harbor — Oxon Hill, MD (Washington DC metro)
- MGM Grand Detroit — Detroit, MI (Midwest)
- Borgata — Atlantic City, NJ (Mid-Atlantic)
- Beau Rivage — Biloxi, MS (Gulf Coast)
- Gold Strike Casino — Tunica, MS (Mid-South)
- MGM Northfield Park — Northfield, OH (Cleveland metro)
Caesars Diamond Resort Credits: Caesars Diamond (15,000 tier credits/year) provides a $100 resort credit per stay at Caesars Las Vegas properties — Paris Las Vegas, Caesars Palace, Harrah's Las Vegas, Horseshoe Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, and Rio. Build Diamond through Harrah's Philadelphia, Atlantic City Caesars properties, or any regional Caesars/Harrah's location. Running MGM Gold and Caesars Diamond simultaneously gives you fee waivers or credits at nearly every major Las Vegas strip resort.
Resort Fee Waiver Strategy
- Identify your nearest MGM Rewards property — commit to regular visits over the calendar year to accumulate 20,000 tier credits
- Track tier credit balance monthly in the MGM Rewards app — confirm Gold status before your first Las Vegas trip
- Book Las Vegas stays at MGM properties — the resort fee waiver is applied automatically at check-in with your MGM Rewards card
- Layer Caesars Diamond on top — build 15,000 Caesars tier credits through Atlantic City or a regional Harrah's property for resort credits at Caesars Las Vegas properties
- Calculate annual savings: nights stayed × $35–$45 resort fee per night = your annual waiver value; compare to the AP expected value of sessions used to build status
Access all 150+ machine guides — play +EV machines at your local MGM or Caesars property while building tier credits toward Gold and Diamond status.
View Membership OptionsFrequently Asked Questions
Which MGM Las Vegas properties waive resort fees for MGM Gold members?
MGM Gold status waives resort fees at all MGM Resorts Las Vegas properties, including Bellagio, ARIA, Vdara, MGM Grand, Park MGM, New York-New York, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Delano, and The Mirage. The waiver applies to all room types including complimentary rooms, paid reservations, and rate offers. This is not a partial discount — the entire resort fee is eliminated. At current Las Vegas rates of $35–$45 per night, a five-night stay saves $175–$225 in fees that non-status guests cannot avoid.
How do you reach MGM Gold status without visiting Las Vegas?
MGM Gold requires 20,000 MGM Rewards tier credits per calendar year, and all MGM Rewards properties nationwide count toward the same threshold. Regional MGM properties include: MGM Springfield (Springfield MA), MGM National Harbor (Oxon Hill MD, near Washington DC), MGM Grand Detroit (Detroit MI), Borgata (Atlantic City NJ), Beau Rivage (Biloxi MS), Gold Strike Casino (Tunica MS), and MGM Northfield Park (Northfield OH near Cleveland). A player near any of these properties can build MGM Gold through local visits across 12 months — then arrive in Las Vegas with Gold status and zero resort fees on every night of every trip.
Does MGM Gold waive resort fees on comp rooms?
Yes. MGM Gold resort fee waivers apply to complimentary rooms. This is the key distinction that makes MGM Gold so valuable for advantage players — a comped room at Bellagio that would otherwise carry a $39/night resort fee costs nothing with Gold status. Players who receive room offers through mailers or player's club comps can combine those with the Gold resort fee waiver to eliminate the only remaining out-of-pocket cost on a free room. Without status, the resort fee converts a nominally free night into a $35–$45/night expense regardless of the room source.
How does Caesars Diamond handle resort fees compared to MGM Gold?
Caesars Diamond (15,000 tier credits/year) provides a $100 resort credit per stay at participating Caesars Las Vegas properties — Paris Las Vegas, Caesars Palace, Harrah's Las Vegas, Horseshoe Las Vegas, Bally's Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, and Rio. This credit partially offsets resort fees rather than eliminating them entirely. A three-night stay at Paris Las Vegas with a $39/night resort fee generates $117 in fees; the $100 Diamond resort credit reduces the net cost to $17. MGM Gold's full waiver is cleaner and more valuable for most visit lengths, but Caesars Diamond adds meaningful value on top of MGM Gold for players who visit both program properties.
What is the dollar value of MGM Gold for a typical Las Vegas trip?
For a player who visits Las Vegas once annually: a five-night trip at any MGM property saves $175–$225 in resort fees with MGM Gold status. For two Las Vegas trips per year, savings double to $350–$450 annually. The cost to build MGM Gold through local casino slot play is the expected value of sessions at your nearest MGM property — typically a mix of +EV advantage play and some -EV base game cost. For a serious AP player who plays +EV machines at their local MGM property regularly, MGM Gold is essentially a free byproduct of their normal play schedule, generating $175–$225+ in annual savings with no additional trip cost.
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