I hope Coushatta never installs lightsto limit drink services....

[Warren]

I'm not surprised to see this... In the old days in Vegas they gave out lots of food & beverage for little to no money. The people came to gamble and that paid for it all. In Vegas now the gambling is only about 35% of the revenue in a strip casino so things have changed. No more good cheap buffets... They're good, but not cheap anymore. Nothing really seems cheap anymore in Vegas. Breakfast at the Cafe in MGM Grand the week before last was around $80 each day for 3 people with tip. Nothing special, some eggs, hash browns, bacon, & coffee.

Back in Colorado I saw many bartenders get fired for making comp decisions that were good for them, not so good for the house. There would always seem to be one place where the locals and/or casino employees could go and get free drinks by taking care of the bartender. Then the bartenders would get fired and everyone would be looking for the next spot and the cycle would continue.

I think that eventually all freebies will be tied to the player's card rather than systems like this...

[charlie50]

I'm not surprised to see this... In the old days in Vegas they gave out lots of food & beverage for little to no money. The people came to gamble and that paid for it all. In Vegas now the gambling is only about 35% of the revenue in a strip casino so things have changed. No more good cheap buffets... They're good, but not cheap anymore. Nothing really seems cheap anymore in Vegas. Breakfast at the Cafe in MGM Grand the week before last was around $80 each day for 3 people with tip. Nothing special, some eggs, hash browns, bacon, & coffee.

Back in Colorado I saw many bartenders get fired for making comp decisions that were good for them, not so good for the house. There would always seem to be one place where the locals and/or casino employees could go and get free drinks by taking care of the bartender. Then the bartenders would get fired and everyone would be looking for the next spot and the cycle would continue.

I think that eventually all freebies will be tied to the player's card rather than systems like this...

seems to me the logical way to do it would be tie it in to the players card IF your hotel guest and then sort it out at the end when they total up every thing . if youve played enough regular line drinks would be free if not bust out the CC .dont know how they would do it if your not a guest at the hotel ..maybe a coupon or something .

[nighthawk66]

I'm not surprised to see this... In the old days in Vegas they gave out lots of food & beverage for little to no money. The people came to gamble and that paid for it all. In Vegas now the gambling is only about 35% of the revenue in a strip casino so things have changed. No more good cheap buffets... They're good, but not cheap anymore. Nothing really seems cheap anymore in Vegas. Breakfast at the Cafe in MGM Grand the week before last was around $80 each day for 3 people with tip. Nothing special, some eggs, hash browns, bacon, & coffee.

Back in Colorado I saw many bartenders get fired for making comp decisions that were good for them, not so good for the house. There would always seem to be one place where the locals and/or casino employees could go and get free drinks by taking care of the bartender. Then the bartenders would get fired and everyone would be looking for the next spot and the cycle would continue.

I think that eventually all freebies will be tied to the player's card rather than systems like this...

At Margaritaville in Bossier City they are already starting to do that when you order drinks from the slot machine it will only let you order after so many minutes after the last one and you can tip the server with the money you have in your slot machine so no need for one dollar bills in your pocket