The Complete Guide to the Caesars Rewards Program

Caesars Rewards is the loyalty program for Caesars Entertainment, the owner of global brands such as Harrah’s, Horseshoe and Caesars Palace. Best known for its casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey, it operates in more than a dozen U.S. states and internationally.

Caesars Rewards is one of the leading casino rewards programs. Members can earn rewards for gambling and spending on hotel rooms, food and drinks, and more at Caesars properties.

The rewards structure is relatively simple to understand. You earn two types of credits for your gambling and spending: reward credits and tier credits. Reward credits can be redeemed for more gambling and spending, while tier credits are used to determine your elite status tier each year.

With Caesars Rewards, you generally earn an equal amount of reward credits and tier credits for any qualifying activities during your trip to Caesars or when you gamble online.

Machines

• Traditional slot machines will usually give a minimum of 1 reward credit and tier credit for every $5 played.

• On video poker machines, which usually have better payouts than slot machines, you earn 1 reward credit for every $10 played. The earning rate is lower on machines that have better pay tables.

• Some machines may have lower earn rates than listed above, but these will be clearly marked.

Table games

Present your card when you play table games, and you’ll earn reward credits and tier credits based on the type of game, the length of play and how much you gamble. Caesars doesn't disclose the formula for earnings at table games.

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Other games

You can also earn points through a variety of other betting options including:

• Sports betting: Up to 10 reward credits and tier credits for every $100 wagered on straight bets, and up to 20 reward credits and tier credits for every $100 wagered on parlays. Earn rates may vary depending on the odds.

• Bingo: 1 reward credit and tier credit for every $10 bet.

• Keno: 1 reward credit and tier credit for every $3 bet.

• Racing: 1 reward credit (except in Nevada) and 1 tier credit for every $3 bet.

On property

You earn 1 reward credit and tier credit for every dollar on almost all spending at Caesars properties, including room rates, resort fees, restaurants, entertainment, shops and amenities.

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Online gambling

Caesars offers various online casino and sportsbook options, depending on the state you’re in. You’ll earn credits at the following rates:

• Up to 10 reward credits and tier credits for every $100 wagered on straight bets, and up to 20 reward credits and tier credits for every $100 wagered on parlays. Earn rates may vary depending on the odds. 

• 1 reward credit and tier credit for every $5 of slot coin-in. 

• 1 reward credit and tier credit for every $25 wagered on table games.

• 1 reward credit and tier credit for every $3 wagered through race betting.

Caesars reward credits are easy to redeem. Credits can be used in lieu of cash on almost anything that you can buy at a Caesars property. To redeem your points, visit a self-serve kiosk, put your card in a machine or hand it to an employee at a participating shop, restaurant or venue. Or, when you’re checking out, ask them to subtract the cost from your points.

There are several ways to redeem your reward credits, many of them at a rate of 100 reward credits to $1. Some of these options include using your reward credits to book hotel stays, redeeming them when you check out and as bonus cash for online play.

However, if you're looking to redeem reward credits at on-property outlets, it's not that straightforward. Instead, you’ll need to verify online or check with a staff member at the outlet to find out what the redemption rate is. Outlets can offer redemption rates of 100 reward credits to $1, or even 150, 200 or 300 reward credits to $1. To get the best value, aim for a redemption of 100 reward credits to $1, or 1 cent per reward credit.

Meanwhile, on-property free play can be redeemed at 200 reward credits per $1, or 0.5 cent per reward credit, making it a less desirable option.

Translation: If you play $500 at a slot machine, you’ll earn 100 reward credits. Aim to redeem those 100 reward credits at outlets where they are worth $1. That gives you a rewards payback of 0.2% ($1 reward for $500 played).

You also earn tier credits when you play or spend money at a Caesars property. Tier credits determine your elite status for the year (and the following year) and are reset to zero on Jan. 1 of each year. Even though tier credits reset to zero on Jan. 1, your status is valid through the end of January each year. For example, if you earned Platinum status by July 1, 2025, that status would be valid through Jan. 31, 2027.

Caesars offers six levels of tier status, with the sweet spot for benefits starting at Diamond.

While the number of tier credits required for each level may seem high, Caesars properties occasionally run promotions that allow you to earn tier credit multipliers on certain days of the year.

For example, playing at a casino on an 10x multiplier day can significantly boost the amount of tier credits you earn. To find out about promotions, check the individual property’s website for more information.

You can also boost your tier credits through daily tier credit bonuses, allowing you to earn extra tier credits after racking up a certain number of tier credits in a single day at a Caesars property. Keep in mind that tier credits earned via a promotion or multiplier are not eligible:

• Get 125 additional tier credits after earning 500 tier credits in a day.

• Get 1,000 additional tier credits after earning 1,000 tier credits in a day.

• Get 5,000 additional tier credits after earning 2,500 tier credits in a day (enough for Platinum status).

• Get 10,000 additional tier credits after earning 5,000 tier credits in a day (enough for Diamond status).

Caesars offers two credit card options for its customers, including a basic card with no annual fee and a premium option with a $149 annual fee. While these cards may not be for everyone, they can be a helpful way to build and maintain your points.

Caesar Rewards Visa Signature Credit Card

• No annual fee.

• Welcome offer: Get upgraded to Platinum status after your first purchase, and receive 2,500 tier credits after your first non-Caesars purchase. Additionally, earn 10,000 reward credits and 2,500 tier credits after spending $1,000 on non-Caesars purchases within the first 90 days of approval.

• Bonus categories: 4 points per dollar spent at Caesars properties, and 2 points per dollar spent on restaurants, travel and entertainment.

• Annual spending offer: Earn 2,500 tier credits after spending $5,000 each year. Earn 15,000 reward credits after spending $50,000 each year.

Caesar Rewards Prestige Visa Signature Credit Card

• Annual fee: $149.

• Welcome offer: Get upgraded to Platinum status after your first purchase, and receive 2,500 tier credits after your first non-Caesars purchase. Additionally, earn 20,000 reward credits and 2,500 tier credits after spending $1,000 on non-Caesars purchases within the first 90 days of approval.

• Bonus categories: 6 points per dollar spent at Caesars properties, and 2 points per dollar spent on restaurants, travel and entertainment.

• Annual spending offer: Earn 2,500 tier credits after spending $5,000 each year, as well as an additional 2,500 tier credits for spending $10,000 — enough for Platinum status. After spending $50,000 in a year, receive an additional 15,000 tier credits — meeting the requirements for Diamond status.

• Annual perks at Caesars properties: $50 in Slot Play, $100 dining credit and, after your first cardholder anniversary, a complimentary hotel night worth up to $300 in value.

Keep in mind that any credit card earnings are on top of what you’d generally earn as a Caesars Rewards member, so you would get a total of 5 reward credits on Caesars purchases with the no-annual fee card and 7 reward credits with the premium card.

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Caesars partners with a variety of travel brands, most notably Wyndham Rewards. This partnership includes a reciprocal status match, allowing Platinum and Diamond elites in both programs to match to the same tier in the other program. However, Wyndham Rewards elites must have earned their status through hotel stays in order to be eligible; status obtained through holding a Wyndham credit card doesn’t count.

Wyndham Rewards members can earn 10 Wyndham points per eligible dollar spent on the room rate at participating Caesars destinations. The partnership also includes two-way transfers between the loyalty programs, at an exchange rate of 1 Wyndham Rewards point per 1 Caesars Rewards reward credit. Because NerdWallet values Wyndham Rewards points at 1.2 cents each, this could be a lucrative way to redeem your reward credits. You can transfer a maximum of 30,000 points each year.

Caesars Rewards includes more than 50 participating properties in the U.S. and Canada. While Caesars is best known for its casinos, it also includes non-gaming properties.

Its most popular destinations are in Las Vegas, which include: Caesars Palace, Nobu Hotel, The Cromwell, Paris Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, Horseshoe Las Vegas, Flamingo Las Vegas, Harrah’s Las Vegas, and The Linq Hotel and Experience. It also has notable properties in Atlantic City, including Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, Tropicana Atlantic City and Nobu Hotel Atlantic City.

Other states where Caesars has a presence include Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Yes, Caesars Rewards credits can expire. To avoid this, a member must obtain at least one reward credit every six months, otherwise the entire reward credit balance will disappear.

That’s where having a Caesar Rewards credit card can come in handy, especially if you don’t make it out to a Caesars property that often. Your credits won’t expire as long as you charge something to your card every six months.

Caesars may not have the single highest payback in the casino industry, but it more than makes up for it through ease of use and geographic availability. If you’re a Las Vegas regular, you’ll also want to weigh it against MGM Resorts’ MGM Rewards program.

These two programs make up the majority of casinos on the strip in Las Vegas. While you can certainly join both, you’ll get more rewards, and get there faster, if your loyalty and play is focused on one rewards program.