{"id":214260,"date":"2025-07-20T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=214260\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:19:11","slug":"do-mgm-rewards-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/travel\/do-mgm-rewards-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM Rewards Points Can Expire After Just 6 Months \u2014 Here\u2019s How to Keep Yours Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MGM Resorts International is the world\u2019s largest casino company and operates a host of properties around the world. The company is headquartered in Paradise, Nevada, and operates some of the most iconic hotels on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other hotel brands, MGM Resorts has its own loyalty program, MGM Rewards, which features its own points currency and expiration policy. Here is all you need to know about whether MGM Rewards expire.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Do_MGM_Rewards_Expire\">Do MGM Rewards Expire?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>MGM Rewards points and SLOT DOLLARS will expire for Sapphire members who have no activity on their account for a period of six months. Per the MGM Rewards FAQ <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgmresorts.com\/en\/mgm-rewards\/earn.html\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cMGM Rewards Points and SLOT DOLLARS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> expire for Sapphire members after six months of inactivity.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"custom-blue\"><strong>Track your points and miles expiration for 600+ loyalty programs and get email alerts before your miles expire by <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/register?ref=235&#038;code=\" =_blank>signing up for a free AwardWallet account<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_191577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/211\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-191577 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Header-The-W-Las-Vegas-Exterior-Credit-MGM-Resorts-300x84.jpg\" alt=\"The W Las Vegas Exterior-\" width=\"750\" height=\"211\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Header-The-W-Las-Vegas-Exterior-Credit-MGM-Resorts-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Header-The-W-Las-Vegas-Exterior-Credit-MGM-Resorts-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Header-The-W-Las-Vegas-Exterior-Credit-MGM-Resorts-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Header-The-W-Las-Vegas-Exterior-Credit-MGM-Resorts.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: MGM Resorts<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"What_counts_as_activity\">What counts as activity<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>MGM has a very tight definition of what counts as activity toward keeping your balance active. The only two things that are considered are earning SLOT DOLLARS or Tier Credits. Again, per the program\u2019s rule <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgmresorts.com\/en\/mgm-rewards\/program-rules.html\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201caccumulated SLOT DOLLARS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and MGM Rewards Points may be subject to forfeiture if the member\u2019s MGM Rewards account does not reflect any activity (which means earning SLOT DOLLARS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> or earning Tier Credits) \u201c<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span id=\"Exceptions_to_MGM_Rewards_Expiration\">Exceptions to MGM Rewards Expiration<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Remember that the expiration policy only applies to Sapphire-level members of MGM Rewards. If you hold any of the following statuses, your MGM Rewards Points and SLOT DOLLARS balance will not expire.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pearl<\/li>\n<li>Gold<\/li>\n<li>Platinum<\/li>\n<li>Noir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"How_To_Earn_MGM_SLOT_DOLLARS_and_Tier_Credits\">How To Earn MGM SLOT DOLLARS and Tier Credits<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To keep your balance active, you will have to earn either Tier Credits or SLOT DOLLARS. Tier credits are earned for gaming and non-gaming spend at any MGM properties. This can include expenses such as food and beverages, spa and salon services, and more.<\/p>\n<p>SLOT DOLLARS are earned by playing any of the following three activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slot machines.<\/li>\n<li>Video poker machines.<\/li>\n<li>Video lottery terminals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Use_AwardWallet_To_Track_MGM_Rewards_Expiration\">Use AwardWallet To Track MGM Rewards Expiration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Six months is on the very short end of things; that is why it pays to keep a close eye on your MGM Rewards points balance. The best way to do so is to use AwardWallet; this way, you will receive timely reminders if you have any MGM Rewards points in danger of expiration.<\/p>\n<p>To add your MGM Rewards account to AwardWallet, simply log into your AwardWallet account and then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/account\/add\/363\" rel=\"noopener\">link your accounts<\/a>, and you are set.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/features\/how-to-track-points-using-awardwallet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Track Your Rewards Using AwardWallet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Six months is on the short end of things. So, if you are an MGM fan, you will need to focus on either achieving a higher status or maintaining your activity level at the required level. That said, several online data points indicate that MGM is quite lax in implementing its expiration policy, so you may get lucky!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Do_MGM_Rewards_Expire\">Do MGM Rewards Expire?<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#What_counts_as_activity\">What counts as activity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Exceptions_to_MGM_Rewards_Expiration\">Exceptions to MGM Rewards Expiration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_To_Earn_MGM_SLOT_DOLLARS_and_Tier_Credits\">How To Earn MGM SLOT DOLLARS and Tier Credits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Use_AwardWallet_To_Track_MGM_Rewards_Expiration\">Use AwardWallet To Track MGM Rewards Expiration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MGM Rewards has a complicated points expiration policy. Here is all you need to know about your points expiring and what steps you can take to keep your points active.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":214262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12054],"tags":[36456,36433],"coauthors":[36383],"class_list":["post-214260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-expiration-policies","tag-mgm-rewards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214260"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":257154,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214260\/revisions\/257154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214260"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=214260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}