Free Agent.

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Will have some gambling freedom come the last two trips of the year.

I've locked in Mlife Gold for next year, and have zero chance of getting to Platinum, so I can spread the gaming spend around a bit if I choose to for Turkey and Xmas. I do get Ex Comps built up when I gamble at Mlife resorts, so the bulk of the play will probably still be there, but I don't need to be rigid about it like I was earlier in the year. 

Identity would be the logical choice, but it's been announced that Cosmo's resort operations will be run by MGM starting early next year, so there's really no point in trying to pick up any more points there. I imagine it'll just revert to Mlife once that happens. I can't sniff any comped nights there anyway unless I spend a ton in Nov and Dec and if I did they might go away after the acquisition. 

Wynn Rewards is something I'd like to get deeper into but I just don't make it up there enough to make it worth the effort. I also have zilch luck there. Have no desire to start over with CET. That leaves Grazie as the default and best option if I'm going to spend elsewhere. I spend plenty of time in the V/P complex on every trip and the rewards program there isn't too hard to advance with.

As I said, probably 75% of the gamble fund will go to Mlife, but I can make a little run at advancing a tier at V/P. No reason not to.

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