The Points system uses the Action named Update Order Gift State, and switches the GStatus State to Promotion. I do not know what the purpose of that State Update is for, but the key is to avoid this. GStatus should only ever be blank or Gift.
So you could clone that Action, and have it update a different State, for example, PromoStatus.
Then in your Rule where you have the Action for Update Order Gift Status, remove that action, and replace it with your new Action.
I still do not understand the purpose of updating the GStatus State. There must be more to the Tutorial… I will need to take a look at it.
EDIT: ok, according to Emre, the reason for the GStatus State update is this:
But the valid States for Cancel Gift Automation Command is only Gift. I still do not understand the purpose of this update. Now my guess is that it is for a mix of Gift and Void commands. They are tied together and both use GStatus. They are enabled when the State is blank and the Tutorial is trying to avoid this by setting a value.