Don’t ask me what all will happen when CZR is swallowed up by Eldorado or what might be the new situation for CZR players.  I don’t have a clue and it seems that even the highest-ups are saying it is a very fluid time.

So, the only help I can give all of us CZR players is what seems to be fairly solid information that has been put out there in the news.  The name of the new merged company will be Caesars, and the players club will be Caesars Rewards (the recently-changed new name for the old Total Rewards club).   Eldorado players will be transferred over to the Caesars Reward players club.  The new company will be managed by Eldorado, and that worries many CZR players since the word around is that they are “tighter” with player benefits.

However, right now it seems, according to all the emails and snail-mail offers I am getting, that the club is operating pretty much in a business-as-usual fashion, with many of the same type of benefits we have been getting for years, albeit reducing in value like has been happening in casinos in general the last few years.  So, who knows what the future benefits will look like after the merger.

But there are some bright spots at the moment.  The daily tier-credit bonuses will continue as usual in 2020:

• Earn 500 tier credits and receive a 125 tier-credit bonus
• Earn 1,000 tier credits and receive a 1,000 tier-credit bonus
• Earn 2,500 tier credits and receive a 5,000 tier-credit bonus
• Earn 5,000 tier credits and receive a 10,000 tier-credit bonus

And here is a bonus tier benefit promotion that is going on the rest of 2019:

Earn Tier Credits® for 2020

Get ahead of the game and start earning towards your 2020 status! Register now and for every 500 Tier Credits earned between October 1 and December 31, 2019, we’ll award you a 100 Tier Credit bonus for 2020. (Maximum 20,000 bonus tier credits)

But remember you must go online to your account to register for this promotion.

To my surprise – and probably to many other players – they have added some new levels of Diamond status, with new benefits, above the basic Diamond tier level which you reach after earning 15,000 tier credits.

Diamond Plus:  If you reach 25,000 tier credits, you get unlimited complimentary access to Laurel Lounges.

Diamond Elite: If you reach 75,000 tier credits, you have a $600 airfare credit to fly to a  Las Vegas CZR casino.

This new positive upgrade to the tier system was just recently announced and the details are a bit sketchy on their website.  (Watch for the fine-print exceptions at the bottom of the page.)  But although those benefits kick in February 1, 2020, some are based on your 2019 play so there is time for you to accumulate more tier credits this year if you want to work to reach one of those new Diamond upper levels.

And finally, here is a continuing valuable CZR perk I want to talk about because it is not heavily advertised or promoted:  the monthly Tier Benefit Shows for Caesars Rewards players in Las Vegas.  Diamond and Seven Stars players get 2 free tickets per calendar month. The shows are buy 1, get 1 free for Platinum players. Brooklyn Bowl shows are Diamond / Seven Star only.  The list of eligible shows varies slightly from month to month, and the best place to find the current offerings is either in person at any CZR players club desk in Vegas or online at Mark’s Las Vegas valuable site.  He updates the list at the first of each month, giving many details about this benefit, including how singles can get added value.  I especially recommend the show “Wow!” at the Rio.  Not as large as some, but a very well-done production.