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(Click on a location for details. NOTE: Not all restaurants, poker rooms, and other amenities may be available due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check with the casino if you have questions or concerns about health and safety measures in place.)

 


Arizona, Maricopa(Phoenix)

Harrah's Ak-Chin Hotel and Casino*

California, Funner (San Diego - North)

Harrah's Resort Southern California

California, Ione

Harrah's Northern California

Colorado, Black Hawk

Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

Lady Luck Casino Black Hawk

Florida, Pompano

Isle Casino Pompano

Illinois, Joliet

Harrah's Joliet Hotel and Casino

Illinois, Metropolis

Harrah's Metropolis Casino & Hotel*

Indiana, Anderson

Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino

Indiana, Clarksville

Winner's Circle OTB ■ Brewpub

Indiana, Elizabeth

Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino

Indiana, Hammond

Horseshoe Hammond

Indiana, Indianapolis

Winner's Circle OTB ■ Brewpub

Indiana, New Haven/Fort Wayne

Winner's Circle OTB ■ Brewpub

Indiana, Shelbyville

Indiana Grand Racing & Casino

Iowa, Bettendorf

Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf

Iowa, Council Bluffs

Harrah's Council Bluffs Hotel and Casino*

Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Iowa, Waterloo

Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo

Louisiana, Bossier City

Harrah's Louisiana Downs

Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino

Louisiana, Baton Rouge

The Belle of Baton Rouge Casino Hotel

Louisiana, Lake Charles

†Isle of Capri Lake Charles (temporarily closed until Spring 2022)

Louisiana, New Orleans

 Harrah's New Orleans

Maryland, Baltimore

Horseshoe Baltimore Maryland Casino

Mississippi, Biloxi

Harrah's Gulf Coast Hotel & Casino In Biloxi*

Mississippi, Greenville

Trop Casino Greenville

Mississippi, Lula

Isle of Capri Lula

Mississippi, Robinsonville

Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino*

 Missouri, Boonville

Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Boonville*

Missouri, Kansas City

Harrah's Kansas City Hotel and Casino*

 Missouri, St. Louis

Lumière Place Casino and Hotels

Nevada, Lake Tahoe

Harrah's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino*

Harveys Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino

 Nevada, Las Vegas

Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino*

The Cromwell Hotel Las Vegas*

Flamingo Hotel and Casino Las Vegas*

Harrah's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino*

Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel & Casino*

The LINQ Hotel + Experience*

Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino*

Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino*

Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel & Casino*

 Nevada, Laughlin

 Harrah's Laughlin Hotel & Casino*

Tropicana Laughlin

Nevada, Reno

Circus Circus Reno

Eldorado Resort Casino

Silver Legacy Resort Casino

New Jersey, Atlantic City

Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino

Harrah's Resort Atlantic City Hotel & Casino*

 Tropicana Atlantic City

North Carolina, Cherokee

 Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort*

 North Carolina, Murphy

 Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel

 Ohio, Columbus

Eldorado Scioto Downs

Pennsylvania, Chester

 Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack

 CANADA

 Ontario, Windsor

 Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino

UNITED KINGDOM

 England, London

 †Playboy Club London


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TIPS & IDEAS

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Links (an easy way to navigate the Caesars.com website)

Benefits to using your card at non-Caesars casinos

FAQs (answers to your common questions)

Casino-by-casino listing of Seven Stars benefits

2021-22 Seven Stars deadlines*

Making the most of your annual NCL cruise benefit

Your Annual Retreat: Tips to make it better, easier

Insider Guide: Atlantic City

Insider Guide: Las Vegas

Caesars Rewards – UK

Atlantis Reports, Paradise Island Trip Reports

(NOTE: Some of the benefits referenced in early reports are no longer available.

For the current benefits, please click here.)

*in the process of being updated

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Why this website?

Although Seven Stars Insider has absolutely no connection or affiliation with Caesars Entertainment Inc. or Caesars Rewards®, it was created to provide much needed information about the Seven Stars program. Ask many Seven Stars cardholders and they will admit they most likely learned more about the program and its benefits from another Seven Stars cardholder.  Too many hosts and other employees are woefully under-educated about the program and its benefits. Since the site was launched, even several Caesars employees (who obviously wish to remain anonymous) claim they have learned more from this website than from Caesars itself. Seven Stars cardholders, as well as Caesars players in general, say they appreciate the objective opinions, tips and other information the site contains.  Even several travel agents who send many clients to Las Vegas (and other locations featured here) say they find value in the comments shared on the site. 

NOTE: Because much of the information about individual casinos (see left) comes from various sources, if anyone sees incorrect or out-of-date information, please email admin@sevenstarsinsider.com.

 

Seven Stars – The basics

Seven Stars is the highest tier level in Caesars Entertainment Inc.'s Caesars Rewards® program, requiring 150,000 or more tier credits in a calendar year.  The tier level was added in 2004.

Seven Stars is preceded by Diamond Elite, Diamond Plus, Diamond, Platinum and Gold. Diamond cardholders are required to earn 15,000 to 24,999 tier credits in a calendar year; Diamond Plus, 25,000 to 74,999, Diamond Elite, 75,000 to 149,999; Platinum, 5,000 to 14,999 tier credits; Gold is the entry-level card available to anyone eligible who signs up.  To view more information about Seven Stars, click here.

As an enhancement to encourage greater play during a "gaming day" (generally, 6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. the next), Caesars Rewards offers Bonus Daily Tier Credits:

> Earn 500 Tier Credits, receive 125 Bonus Tier Credits

> Earn 1,000 Tier Credits, receive 1,000 Bonus Tier Credits

> Earn 2,500 Tier Credits, receive 5,000 Bonus Tier Credits

> Earn 5,000 Tier Credits, receive 10,000 Bonus Tier Credits


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Click here for a list of some casinos that use a different schedule to define a gaming day.

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While tier credits are earned during a calendar year (Jan. 1 through Dec. 31), tier benefits are available Feb. 1 through Jan. 31 the following year.  [One exception is the Seven Stars Experiences (see below).]  Note, too, that a player earning Seven Stars status, say, in August 2023, would be eligible for all the Seven Stars benefits – including the Annual Retreat and Celebration Dinner(s) – through Jan. 31, 2024, plus all the Seven Stars benefits again through Jan. 31, 2025.

Just earning 150,000 tier credits in a calendar year does not automatically grant you Seven Stars status.  You must be invited to join!  Also, once you achieve 150,000 credits, it can take a couple weeks to get your credentials.  The reason for the delay is that Caesars checks to make sure you don't have any outstanding financial obligations to the company, and that you don't have any complaints for disruptive behavior.

Caesars marketing efforts to the contrary, Seven Stars cardholders who want the best treatment (at their tier level) are still better off staying and playing at one property, or, if applicable, at least one property in each of Caesars two major "hubs" – Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Those who travel a great deal and play at different Caesars properties around the country will find themselves besieged with offers from those properties after one visit – even though they may never intend, or have the opportunity, to visit them again. Meanwhile, special offers from casinos they may play at more frequently, slowly disappear.

Seven Stars Signature Experiences

Upon earning 250,000 tier credits, cardholders receive one Experience Credit.  For every additional 250,000 tier credits they earn through Dec. 31 they receive an additional Experience Credit.  These credits can be used to book one or more Signature Experiences.  All Experiences must be booked no later than Jan. 31 of the following year, and completed no later than June 30.  You cannot carry over credits from one year to the next or combine credits earned in different years.

Seven Stars Signature Events

Four Seven Stars Signature Events are scheduled to take place in 2023:

All Seven Stars cardholders are invited to attend all four Events.

Cardholders who earned 500,000 or more tier credits are eligible for exclusive perks and experiences at each Signature Event.

Seven Stars Companion Card

At a minimum, among other benefits, the Seven Stars Companion Card entitles the designated individual (who does not need to be a player, but must register for a Caesars Rewards card) to Seven Stars/Diamond/VIP hotel check-in; jumping to the head of the line (behind any other Seven Stars cardholders already in line, of course) at restaurants, gift giveaways, etc.; and admittance to Laurel and Seven Stars Lounges – restrictions may apply, e.g., must be 21 or older in the United States, 19 or older in Canada.  Note, too, that the companion does not need to be a legally recognized spouse/same-sex partner, etc.; it can be any friend or relative.

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Insider Tip

Except at Caesars Windsor, to claim any or all of your five annual Seven Stars $100 Celebration Dinner vouchers, simply tell your server how many vouchers you want to use.  [At Caesars Windsor stop by the Caesars Rewards Center first.  While you can redeem your vouchers at any time, try to wait until the day you're going to use the voucher(s).  Even though a lost or damaged voucher can be replaced, it can be time-consuming and you might not be able to get it on the day you want to use it.]  While this benefit is supposed to be good at any Caesars-owned restaurant, an advance reservation is recommended, if for nothing else to confirm that the restaurant participates.  [Diamond cardholders, follow the same procedure for your annual $100 Celebration Dinner.]

You also can use this benefit for Room Service at most casino hotels that offer this. Ask first, then tell the person taking your order you want to use one or more of your $100 Celebration Dinner credits. (And it doesn 't have to be dinner.)

Insider Tip

Ask your hosts to change their voicemail during vacations and on their days off, and to post their regular work schedules as part of the signature block on their outgoing emails.

In addition, when they will be away for extended periods, remind them to set-up the "Out-of-Office Reply" feature on their email programs. There is nothing more frustrating than leaving a phone message or sending an email, only to find out a week (or more!) later that they were on vacation.

Be sure, too, that you have an alternate contact at each property where you have a host.


Insider Tips

Other than the system-wide benefits – complimentary rooms, priority and early check-in (if available) and extended late check-out (if available), Annual Retreat, complimentary admission for cardholder and up to three guests at all Laurel Lounges, Seven Stars Lounges and General Manager's Clubs (where available), and five $100 vouchers towards meals (see above), annual cruise, Companion Card, Signature Events, and special rewards offers – many casinos, hotels and spas throughout the country offer site-specific additional benefits.  To see which casinos offer these click here.

Annual Retreat

While the Annual Retreat includes up to a $1,200 airfare credit, hotel accommodations for up to four nights (two-night minimum stay), transportation to and from the destination airport, and a $500 folio credit toward food and beverage (at some casinos, alcoholic beverages are excluded), for those who are unable to travel, or don't want to travel, as an alternative, at your request, Caesars Rewards will deposit 50,000 Reward Credits (US$500 in comps) into your account.  Considering the airfare benefit alone is worth up to $1,200, it’s an alternative you should consider only if you’re unable to travel.  Dollar value aside, of course Caesars wants you to take the trip because it knows you probably will lose at least as much as the trip is worth.  Just keep in mind, you’re under no obligation to set foot in the casino.  If nothing else, use the trip to visit relatives or friends, or go sightseeing.