Those of us who have reached the 7 Stars tier with Caesars Total Rewards know that there are various worthwhile benefits which come with the tier score. Hopefully, it doesn't cost you too much in casino losses to get the 7 Stars rank.

There have been various threads about what it "costs" to reach 7 Stars depending on the games you play -- most notably video poker where the games have theoretical returns that are known.

There have also been comments about the best way to maintain your 7 Stars rating.

Forum member Dan Druff has suggested playing every other year to maintain 7 Stars.

Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
You can earn Seven Stars just once every TWO years (do it January 1-March 31), and you will still have uninterrupted Seven Stars benefits for only half the play required.

That's why I haven't played in 2014.
I've been thinking about this strategy ever since Dan mentioned it, and I've just got to ask Dan this:

Isn't there a gap in your 7 Stars "coverage" when you do this? If you made 7 Stars in 2013 and don't play at all in 2014, you will have to play a lot and very quickly in 2015 so that your 7 Stars doesn't expire on March 31 2015. In fact, would have to put through in January, February and March $1.5-million of coin-in on video poker. Are you prepared to play so much in such a short period of time?