Originally Posted by dankyone
I stayed at Caesars last month and I concur. NOBODY at the hotel seems to be able to give a clear explanation about how the Harrahs total rewards program works for table players..."Just go ahead and play and you will earn points, credits, etc and we'll look at it later" seems to be the answer.
Yes, they also screwed up my conversion (I didn' t have a Harrahs acct prior to this but I wound up with two different ones.) I am also almost sure that I somehow lost banked comp credits in the process.
On the plus side, the higher limit tables at CP are not crowded and are 3/2. The new rooms at the Augustus tower are very large, more like junior suites.
I have been getting mail offers from them practically every day, but I doubt I will play there again until someone can give me a straight answer about the comp criteria as it relates to the new system.
To sum it up the Harrahs philosophy :
Slot Player = good
table Player = bad
Everything now is based on the total rewards system... and the rewards are hardly rewarding for the Table Player..
Nobody at Harrahs will ever give you a real answer about rating of table players, BUT this is what I was able to piece together, based on my play and credits (an example from last year, the last time I played tables at a Harrahs property, and only because I was at Harrahs for a 50K baccarat tourney)
"Was at Harrahs for 3 days this past weekend [May 2005]. Played table games for approx. 11 hours; around 6-7 hours of craps, average bet was $100. Played midi and mini-baccarat average bet was $75. They said my overall average bet in the 11 hours of play was $89.
For this, I received 937 tier credits over the 3 days [with a little bit of video poker play].
So, in conclusion, my 11 hours of table play, that was above a $75 average bet got me $35 in comps.
BUT, you will get many many room offers from marketing. These are often more valuable than the comps through the total reward system; since a 3 day stay at Caesars in Augustus Tower is a very nice comp.
If others have any other experiences with the relationship of table play to total rewards points and comps, it would be very interesting to compare.
Would be very interested in seeing how your play relates to credits (and offers) if you are a solid $200 better at Harrahs..... but, I would personally NOT be playing at that level at any Harrahs property.