I have to admit that I am confused by the new Total Rewards tier schedule plus the bonus tier points that are being given.

According to the latest mailer I got from Caesars Total Rewards, I and everybody else, should be hitting our appropriate tier levels even faster because of the bonuses for "longer play" and Caesars suggests that the new bonus tier points could put players in a higher tier level under the new system.

Until now we've been talking about how raising tier levels would help Caesars save on comps. And now we find out that Caesars is doing more to life tier scores. So what's going on?

The surprise in the new Total Rewards plan is that if you play a certain amount in one day you will get additional tier points as a bonus. Here are the examples Caesars gives:

Earn 500 tier credits and you get a bonus of 125 tier credits.
Earn 1000 tier credits and you get a bonus of 1,000 tier credits.
Earn 2500 tier credits and you get an additional 5,000 tier credits.

So if Caesars is making it easier to get more tier credits, why did they bother to raise the tier score requirements for Platinum, Diamond and 7 Stars?

In the mailer I got, Caesars said that in my case, if I played the same as I did in 2012 I should be getting a bonus for 50%.

The mailer does, for the first time, officially mention Level II and Level III Diamond players.

Under the new plan you need 15,000 tier credits to make the first Diamond level, but you will need 40,000 points for Level II and 80,000 points for Level III.

And there are going to be bonuses for these higher levels of Diamond player, including free play, more free hotel rooms, and a better exchange rate for exchanging comps for actual free play.