Status Match to Caesars Rewards for No Resort Fees and More - AwardWallet Blog (2024)

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If you're visiting Las Vegas, you'll quickly learn that Caesars dominates the eastern side of the Strip. With eight properties directly on Las Vegas Boulevard and dozens more throughout North America, Caesars is a great brand to consider for your next trip. Its loyalty program, Caesars Rewards, is aimed at gamblers, but those in the points and miles world know it's possible to status match to Diamond status with the brand. Let's dig into all the options available for earning Caesars Rewards status through a status match — and why you should want it.

Caesars Rewards Tiers

Diamond is the third tier in Caesars Rewards, typically requiring earning 15,000 tier credits in a year. You can earn tier credits from casino spending, spending at associated hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues. While you'll get Gold status immediately upon enrolling, the other status tiers require the following numbers of tier credits annually:

• Gold: 0
• Platinum: 5,000
• Diamond: 15,000
• Diamond Plus: 25,000
• Diamond Elite: 75,000
• Seven Star: 150,000

What Are The Benefits of Caesars Diamond Status?

Caesars Diamond status is worth having for many reasons. If you've ever visited Las Vegas, you know that room rates can be cheap before the dreaded resort fees are tacked on. Thankfully, casino status from Caesars Rewards and MGM Rewards offers waived resort fees at certain status levels. That's a key benefit for Caesars Diamond status, but other benefits include:

• Guaranteed room with 72 hours' notice in Atlantic City and Las Vegas
• Free or discounted rooms
• Priority lines at hotel check-in, casino cages, and the Caesars Rewards center
• Complimentary stay at the Atlantis Bahamas
• Tier status match to Wyndham Rewards
• Tier status match to National Rental Club
• $100 Celebration Dinner or $50 Uber Eats credit
• $20 monthly bonus bet on $100 sport bet
• $40 birthday month bonus bet on $100 sport bet

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Caesars has adjusted benefits over the years to ensure that those who status match aren't receiving the best benefits completely free. For instance, the Diamond celebration dinner now requires those getting Diamond status for free (through a match from Wyndham or receiving it from FoundersCard) to earn 100 Tier Credits.

Status Match From Gambling Programs

Caesars' main aim is to find active gamblers through their status match program. Gaming is the main focus of the business, after all. As such, Caesars has detailed what competing casino statuses qualify for a status match, listed below. If you want to use a status match, present your valid eligible VIP loyalty card at a Caesars Rewards center by December 31st, 2024, to receive Diamond status through January 31, 2025.

While you might think using the Caesars Rewards^® Visa^® Credit Cardcould help you reach Caesars Diamond, it's not your best path here. You'll earn 5,000 tier credits after spending $5,000 on the card in a calendar year, but further spending won't provide any extra tier credits — leaving you far short of the 15,000 tier credits needed for Diamond status.

Status Match From Wyndham Rewards

Another way to gain Caesars Diamond status is through Wyndham Rewards. Caesars will match Wyndham Platinum to Caesars Platinum and Wyndham Diamond to Caesars Diamond. The great thing is Wyndham status can be achieved just by having the right credit card. The Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus Cardgrants Platinum status to cardholders, otherwise earned with 15 nights stayed at a Wyndham property.

Diamond, on the other hand, requires 40 nights at a Wyndham property each year, though it's granted from holding the Wyndham Rewards® Earner℠ Business Card.

Note, Caesars no longer will match the status of Wyndham Rewards members who status matched to Wyndham to begin with. Ending this matching loop was upsetting to those who benefitted from it, but it makes sense from Caesars' perspective. Status granted through holding a Wyndham credit card is deemed a valid status for status-matching purposes, however.

If you qualify, there's information from Wyndham here on how to request a Caesars Diamond status match.

You Can ‘Buy' Diamond Status, Too!

Thankfully, if you need Caesars Diamond status but don't want to jump through the hoops above, there's another way. FoundersCard is a membership program offering lots of travel perks, including Caesars Diamond status. Membership can be previewed without Caesars Diamond, but it otherwise costs $495 per year for a standard membership with a waived activation fee via referral. This can make sense if you want to take advantage of no resort fees for frequent trips to Las Vegas — or even planning a trip out to the Atlantis Bahamas.

Caesars Diamond: Is It Worth It?

For those who frequent Las Vegas, Caesars Diamond status can save a bundle. With resort fees as high as $45 per night plus tax at Caesars' Las Vegas properties, the savings really add up. Add in the possibility of free rooms at Caesars properties and a free stay at the Atlantis Bahamas, and the effort to status match might just make sense for you.