A Groupon Amex Offer appeared a couple of weeks ago. We didn’t publish a post about it at the time, but it seemed worth a post now as I noticed the other night that Groupon sells MGM Resorts gift cards. That means you could save 20% on stays, meals, drinks, etc. at MGM properties, but be aware that there’s a non-zero chance that you’ll have issues with the gift cards.
The Deal
- Spend $50 at Groupon in one or more purchases & get $10 back with a targeted Amex Offer.
- Direct link to MGM Resorts gift cards on Groupon.
Key Terms
- Expires July 26, 2026.
- Offer valid online only at US website groupon.com or through the Groupon mobile app.
- Purchases must be made in USD, and offer is only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant.
Quick Thoughts
The Amex Offer is valid on any Groupon purchases, not just MGM Resorts gift cards. I wanted to highlight that as an option though seeing as Groupon sells $50 denominations for $50. That’s not worth it ordinarily, but saving 20% on a $50 gift card makes it a good deal.
Groupon lets you add five cards to your cart, so hopefully you can buy one gift card to trigger the Amex Offer statement credit on one card, then buy up to four more if you have the Amex Offer on any other household cards.
A word of caution though. When this Amex Offer launched a couple of weeks ago, quite a few people bought discounted Krispy Kreme gift cards from Groupon as you could buy $25 cards for $20. Buying $75 of those for $60 therefore cost a net $50 after the $10 statement credit from the Amex Offer for a total discount of 33.3%. I didn’t follow people’s travails too closely, but my understanding is that many of the Krispy Kreme gift cards isued by Groupon were ones that they’d sold in the past and had since been redeemed, so people had the hassle of either getting newly-issued cards or a refund for their purchase(s). That’s hopefully not going to be the case with MGM Resorts gift cards, but after buying one it might be best to balance check it before buying more.
Gift card purchases from Groupon have tracked on shopping portals in the past, so hopefully purchases of these MGM Resorts gift cards will also track in order to earn additional rewards.
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Can these only be used to book mgm rooms online? Or can they be used on restaurants, etc.