As you probably know by now, Caesars Entertainment has overhauled its Total Rewards system which is how comps are awarded at its casinos. I just took a look at the new info on the Caesars website and I noticed something about how tier points are "earned" that makes me think a big change has been made that will benefit poker players.
In the section about how tier points are earned for Poker I saw this:
"Tier credits are earned based on your average buy-in and how long you play."
Well, I don't play much poker at Caesars properties but I have played a few hours of cash games at Caesars Palace as well as tournaments at Caesars and Rincon.
Until now, I didn't think there was any "tier score" attached to poker play. And until now I thought that cash game players earned only $1 (one dollar) of comps per hour of play.
If now, however, "tier credits are earned based on your average buy-in and how long you play" then it is possible that the old "dollar an hour" system has been changed. It seems to me that if your buy-ins are big enough, and if you play enough hours, you are able to earn a higher tier score for "Diamond" or "7 Stars" status and there are additional comps attached to those tiers.
If any of the regular poker players at Caesars properties have more info on this, please share it.
My fear is that this might be somewhat arbitrary. I think how tier points and comps for table players are determined in general is arbitrary. When you play a machine, the computers can keep track of every push of the button and every coin bet. But with table play, the players are depending on a floor person or dealers to correctly monitor the amount bet and the time spent at the table.
This is a particular problem with craps because the amount of money on the table or being bet can literally change from roll to roll. A player might start with $10 on the layout, then quickly bet $50 and then press bets during a hot roll to the point where hundreds or even thousands of dollars are on the layout. But if the floor person fails to record the correct amount bet or the correct time that the bets were at risk on the table then the player might not get the true comps or tier score they deserve.
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