Changes in Wynn Paid Parking Rules

I just heard the Wynn has liberalized their parking rules. Please see the article Wynn Resorts to stop charging overnight guests for parking.

I didn't know they were charging overnight guests before, which would have been quite egregious. However, what matters more for me is what they charge for non-hotel guests who are there to visit part of a day. It seems reasonable to ask for some kind of financial transaction to park. The article mentions requiring a $50 purchase, including "game play." Hopefully that will include a $50 sports bet. If so, my advice would be to the $50 on any underdog. I've been doing that at Binions for years, but I don't think they have a minimum for parking validation. I've always been good with $20 bets.

If you are extremely risk averse, you could bet $55 both ways against the spread on any game, which would be like paying $5 for the parking, assuming they validate in the sports book. I'd suggest having the decency to go to separate windows.

The question for the poll is what are your thoughts on this rule change?

It's a start.

I am usually in and out in under 60 minutes (complementary) when I visit Wynn/Encore. I think I maybe paid once at the kiosk ($7). Never tried to validate (with sports/horsey tickets), I guess you do this at the cashier cage?

Let's hope this becomes the trend on the strip. I definitely won't hold my breath though.

Quote: Wizard

I just heard the Wynn has liberalized their parking rules. Please see the article Wynn Resorts to stop charging overnight guests for parking.

I didn't know they were charging overnight guests before, which would have been quite egregious. However, what matters more for me is what they charge for non-hotel guests who are there to visit part of a day. It seems reasonable to ask for some kind of financial transaction to park. The article mentions requiring a $50 purchase, including "game play." Hopefully that will include a $50 sports bet. If so, my advice would be to the $50 on any underdog. I've been doing that at Binions for years, but I don't think they have a minimum for parking validation. I've always been good with $20 bets.

If you are extremely risk averse, you could bet $55 both ways against the spread on any game, which would be like paying $5 for the parking, assuming they validate in the sports book. I'd suggest having the decency to go to separate windows.

The question for the poll is what are your thoughts on this rule change?

With Binions just stick some money in a slot. Summon an attendant and have them validate.
#FREE

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Quote: Wizard

I just heard the Wynn has liberalized their parking rules. Please see the article Wynn Resorts to stop charging overnight guests for parking.

I didn't know they were charging overnight guests before, which would have been quite egregious. However, what matters more for me is what they charge for non-hotel guests who are there to visit part of a day. It seems reasonable to ask for some kind of financial transaction to park. The article mentions requiring a $50 purchase, including "game play." Hopefully that will include a $50 sports bet. If so, my advice would be to the $50 on any underdog. I've been doing that at Binions for years, but I don't think they have a minimum for parking validation. I've always been good with $20 bets.

If you are extremely risk averse, you could bet $55 both ways against the spread on any game, which would be like paying $5 for the parking, assuming they validate in the sports book. I'd suggest having the decency to go to separate windows.

The question for the poll is what are your thoughts on this rule change?

With Binions just sick some money in a slot. Summon an attendant and have them validate.
#FREE

Just tell them you lost all your money or drive out the entrance or back way.

There is also another method where you can park for days and not worry about it.

I won't post the details, but if you put some thought into it one could probably figure it out.

Quote: AxelWolf

I won't post the details, but if you put some thought into it one could probably figure it out.

Here is an idea. Those machines that give you a ticket when you enter seem to have a magnet and will spit one out when it believes a car to have approached the machine. I've noticed that something metallic as small as a bicycle can trigger them, sometimes. Sensitivity seems to vary. So, ride up to the machine in a bicycle, hopefully grab the ticket, put the bicycle in the car, leave with the new ticket, and throw away the old one. Thoughts? Leaving out the entrance seems too obvious. There is also usually a bar to prevent you from doing that.

I ride a motorcycle.

Quote: Wizard

Here is an idea. Those machines that give you a ticket when you enter seem to have a magnet and will spit one out when it believes a car to have approached the machine. I've noticed that something metallic as small as a bicycle can trigger them, sometimes. Sensitivity seems to vary. So, ride up to the machine in a bicycle, hopefully grab the ticket, put the bicycle in the car, leave with the new ticket, and throw away the old one. Thoughts? Leaving out the entrance seems too obvious. There is also usually a bar to prevent you from doing that.

most have License plate readers to go with the ticket to make sure they match up.

Quote: troopscott

most have License plate readers to go with the ticket to make sure they match up.

I could see that working if a human being collected the money. However, at the Wynn you pay at a kiosk in advance, which validates the parking. Are you saying that cameras can read the license plate as you present the ticket and not open the gate if it doesn't match?

Quote: Wizard

I could see that working if a human being collected the money. However, at the Wynn you pay at a kiosk in advance, which validates the parking. Are you saying that cameras can read the license plate as you present the ticket and not open the gate if it doesn't match?

I don't usually pay much attention how the parking works.

I did notice at Cromwell, after you pay for your parking as soon as you drive up to the exit gate it automatically opens for you without having to put your ticket in the slot.

It must be reading my license plate or something. I would think that there are times it can't read a plate for some reason. I wonder what would happen if you covered it up just before you parked? I assume you just feed your ticket in the slot and it will open.

MGM and CET properties scan your license plate. I don’t know if it’ll open if there’s a different plate or what happens.

BOYD and STN properties do not scan your license plate and you can just use whatever ticket (99.64% sure st least).

Get one of these. Just don't use it to break the law.

https://youtu.be/oyHGqrob_iQ

Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Get one of these. Just don't use it to break the law.

Why else would you?

Quote: Wizard

Why else would you?

To keep the rain off it.
To keep it from being stolen when parked.
When parking at a no tell hotel, where they typically copy plates down.

Quote: Wizard

Why else would you?

People use these things to try and avoid tolls on highways. That would be illegal. But I don't think it is illegal to use them to avoid places like casinos getting a pictures of it to use it against you, i.e. being an AP. Here's an example at Firekeepers. You can see the camera on the brown pole in the middle. Use these things to prevent them from getting your plate number.

Quote: Ibeatyouraces

Get one of these. Just don't use it to break the law.

https://youtu.be/oyHGqrob_iQ

I prefer this one.