{"id":27697,"date":"2021-05-15T16:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T23:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=27697"},"modified":"2021-07-17T02:26:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T09:26:18","slug":"source-laurel-lounges-wont-return-to-caesars-entertainment-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/source-laurel-lounges-wont-return-to-caesars-entertainment-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Laurel Lounges Won’t Return to Caesars Entertainment Casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s been a lingering question: When will Laurel Lounges reopen at Caesars Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas?<\/p>\n

Thanks for asking. The answer is: Don’t be surprised if they don’t.<\/p>\n

Our high-level source at Caesars Entertainment says Laurel Lounges in Las Vegas won’t be back. As in permanently closed.<\/p>\n

Note: This hasn’t been officially announced or confirmed, so there’s always hope, but it’s fading fast. Casinos are returning to 100% capacity, mask requirements are done, but still no peep about Lauren Lounges. Now, you know why.<\/p>\n

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Change happens. Caesars Rewards were once Total Rewards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the backstory.<\/p>\n

Laurel Lounges used to be called Diamond Lounges.<\/p>\n

Those who attained Diamond tier or above in the Caesars Entertainment loyalty club could hang out in these lounges, get free drinks and snacks.<\/p>\n

Laurel Lounges closed during the pandemic, presumably because the snacks were served buffet-style, but many assumed they’d be back.<\/p>\n

Caesars started giving guests drink coupons to tide them over, and it now seems these coupons are set to replace Laurel Lounges altogether.<\/p>\n

Diamond Plus and Diamond Elite members get four coupons for free drinks a day (the value of each drink can’t exceed $20). In addition, Seven Stars tier members also receive a food coupon valued up to $10. See more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fun fact: To be a Seven Stars member, you have to earn 150,000 tier credits in a calendar year.  You earn one tier credit for every $5 played on a slot machine, for example. That’s $750,000 a year in slot play (not losses, necessarily, just play). Enjoy your $10 food coupon as a thank-you for your “optimal player participation”! We kid. They get other perks<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n

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In regard to casinos feeding players for free, Caesars CEO Tom Reeg said, “God forbid they stop at McDonald’s<\/em> on the way home.” We are not making this up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Caesars hasn’t confirmed the elimination of Laurel Lounges, or what might replace them, our source says the lounge at Paris will become a Vanderpump Lounge, an offshoot of the one at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n

Elimination of Laurel Lounges is part of an overall cost-saving effort following the merger of Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts.<\/p>\n

The company is scrutinizing any element of the business that isn’t directly making money, and cutting, including on the live entertainment front.<\/p>\n

Just days ago, it was announced several venues will close<\/a>, leaving a number of long-running shows, including “Chippendales” and “Crazy Girls,” without a home.<\/p>\n

It’s also believed a number of money-losing buffets will not reopen, although Bacchanal at Caesars Palace will.<\/p>\n

Recent decisions by Caesars Entertainment fly in the face of Las Vegas trends over the last decade.<\/p>\n

MGM Resorts even went so far as to create an entire campaign to shift its public image from that of a casino company to an entertainment company.<\/p>\n

Player perks and live entertainment have been considered drivers of “non-gaming revenue,” a direction born of necessity as profits from gambling have declined every year.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is Caesars Entertainment has a huge amount of debt, and prior to the merger said it was going to trim the fat. As a Bloomberg story<\/a> said, ” the moves are part of a strategy to create a leaner casino operator that’s focused on the core gambling business rather than costly forays into other areas.<\/p>\n

Whether nixing Laurel Lounges, a beloved perk of its best and most profitable players, helps or hurts the company’s “core gambling business” remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Update (7\/17\/21): Lisa Vanderpump’s designer Nick Alain shared a photo<\/a> inside a stripped down former Laurel Lounge at Paris, confirming our scoop it won’t be back.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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