Diamond Shake Down

CET is so goofy...
I was at the RIO over the weekend and asked the Total Reward desk
to confirm the new levels.

THEY HAD NO INFORMATION and said they were not aware they were going up.

I then asked the host. He said he had NO INFORMATION about them going up...
DON'T YA LOVE IT!

I agree that it is less for more with the EXCEPTION of the East Coast DL's... we get 5 courses, shrimp cocktail/ a meat, usually carving stationed, soup, pizza, fish, hot veggies excellent views, desserts, capachinos, drinks if you want them.
They did indeed weed out the lush-lushy drinkers and loungers w/ the $10.00 RC fee... and I'm grateful.

East Coast has as many seven stars as Vegas has Diamond.... noticed Bally's has a Seven Stars check in now..
They get snap-to service and have flashed their card in front of my face to jump the cashiers line (usually Asian) Hurricane Sandy made everyone extra nice, polite, willing to please us for visit there..

Noahcat definitely agree with you on the AC diamond lounges. They are the best. my home CET casino is Cherokee and it does not compare with even the Vegas D.L.'s.

The last time I was at Cherokee Diamond lounge, you could select from a limited menu. a choice of 3 items. Soup or salad/sandwich and a dessert. We tried different items over 3 days. We thought the food was really bad (although I've read in this forum some like the food) - tasted like it came right from a vending machine.

No free alcohol at Cherokee - even in the D.L. I asked for bottled water and was told they could no longer serve bottled water; only tap water in a glass. For years I could get bottled water in the Cherokee D.L. The server told us that too many people in the D.L. took too many bottles of water with them when they left and that mgmt made the new rule. No bottled water served in the D.L.

This was on my last visit which I think was the last week of Oct. Haven't been back since so this rule may have changed. But the funny thing, we went right out to the casino floor and asked a beverage server for bottled water...no problem. Here have 2 each.

Does anyone see anything wrong with this picture? I was hoping to get a survey from CET on that visit, but never saw one. (This was the same visit that the 2 women got into a knock down brawl around 1 a.m. in the casino).

Gregrio...who knows if I got the right info or not on the Tier level increases. We spoke to 2 hosts seated at desks side by side in Bally's VIP check-in area, one knew all the details and the other, who said it was his first day back at Ballys since vacation & may have missed an email, he knew nothing and seemed shocked since he agreed that the levels had increased not long ago.

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

I just got back too and did not think to ask a host, so can someone clarify this for me - I did make the 11,000 for my renewal and that covers me through next year right? The requirements will be 15,000 by the end of next year? Pretty sure this will be my last year as Diamond as I am one of those that they are trying to "weed out." LOL I did talk to a host on the phone last week who knew nothing about the increase, so they really need to get all of their staff on board.

eholmes, that's how I understand it. If one has 11,000 or more tier points this year up to 100,000, they will have diamond status during 2013. If the 15,000 point requirement is true, one would need to earn 15,000 points during 2013 to renew diamond for 2014.

Thanks MissL- that is what I am hoping cause 2013 will likely be my last year as Diamond -- might be time to find a new hobby...

Thanks to those who chimed in on this topic.

When I re-read my post (too many typos), I realized I came off a little more angry then I meant it to be. Caesars is a business and can do anything they choose. I agree that the Rewards Club as a whole is still far and above other clubs in that they give you up-to-date information as you play. You know what is offered, you know what your requirements are, you know where you stand at all times. No other club does this, to my knowlege. There's nothing more frustrating than getting "Accepted" in the screen as you have with the Boyd/Coast club. Stations is close. They do occasionally flash your session points. However, you never know what your offers are ever going to be and if rooms require x-amount of points and such.

Personally, I'm not a big drinker--maybe one or two drinks per visit. These are easily recieved at the machines while you play, so the Diamond Lounge free drink offer is not a big deal for me.

Why the difference between Vegas and Atlantic City will continue to be a mystery. We've all remarked in the past the 7 Star's requirement of TEN times the amount of play as a Diamond certainly does not receive even close to TEN times the amout of perks...so it's a complete wonder that people try to retain that many points.

There's an assumption here, which should be in question: Whereas many of us play for the comps and therefore judge our play on them, there are actually people who play...to gamble. The comps are simply there.

As I've mentioned before, I feel it was a good ride while it lasted. I've enjoyed my time as a Diamond member and will continue in 2013 (keep in mind that the 15,000 requirement BEGINS next year and so if you make Diamond this year, it's still good unil March 2014).

I feel lucky that as a small time player I was able to enjoy some perks that far exceeded my play for years. For that, no regrets...it's simply time to move on.

BTW - For those of you that don't like that the Diamond Lounges are too crowded in Vegas, simply walk across the street to the DL in Planet Hollywood. It's the largest of all the lounges and the least used.

When I first hit Diamond (10k points) you were treated as the top level VIP. Now unless you are 7 Stars it seems you are more of a lonely Platinum player than VIP. Yes the DLs in AC are the best, and GWTW is still correct about Cherokee. Seems the DLs (other than maybe AC) have become a place for a bunch of hunger wolves to show up at feeding time.

I wonder how 7 * players feel having to go from 100,000 points to 150,000. I also wonder if they're going to have levels within diamond.

wish I had thought about PH on this trip...i never set foot inside...planned too, but just ran out of time. will keep that DL in mind when I return...and...if I still have access.