Does the casino make more $ by not giving out free drinks?

Caesars stopped giving out free drinks years ago. Now you have to earn a free drink by coin-in or time at the table.

Are they making more $ this way (saving on alcohol) vs extra profit from buzzed/drunk ploppies playing?

I keep running into empty soda dispensers on weekends.

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Caesars stopped giving out free drinks years ago. Now you have to earn a free drink by coin-in or time at the table.

Are they making more $ this way (saving on alcohol) vs extra profit from buzzed/drunk ploppies playing?
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So they still give free drinks to players. And someone may bet more than they planned to to get the free drinks.

That’s not ‘stopping giving out free drinks’. That’s requiring you to actually gamble to get the free drink

My casinos across the border in Canada are not permitted to give free alcoholic drinks. Nor is smoking allowed. I don’t think it affects business much. I prefer ‘no smoking, no free drinks’ to ‘yes smoking, yes free drinks’. I’m going in a bit to Seneca Niagara. I’ll get a few free soft drinks, but not interested in drinking ETOH at noon.

I have always been curious about this.

I'm quite certain that I have given the casino more EV inebriated that I would have sober -- I'm sure enough to cover the cost of my drinks, probably a few times over.

But if it overall increases a casino's profits to comp alcohol, then you would expect that in jurisdictions where comping alcohol is illegal, they would sell it at cost, not normal restaurant/bar prices. (Unless, of course the same jurisdictions also regulate pricing, which I don't know.)

Quote: Joeman

I have always been curious about this.

I'm quite certain that I have given the casino more EV inebriated that I would have sober -- I'm sure enough to cover the cost of my drinks, probably a few times over.

But if it overall increases a casino's profits to comp alcohol, then you would expect that in jurisdictions where comping alcohol is illegal, they would sell it at cost, not normal restaurant/bar prices. (Unless, of course the same jurisdictions also regulate pricing, which I don't know.)
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I believe some jurisdictions have minimum markup requirements.

If "happy hour" means you get free food with your drinks, rather than discounted (or free) drinks, this may be the case.

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I keep running into empty soda dispensers on weekends.
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I thought casinos stopped providing soda dispensers after one too many homeless people were coming in, filling their cups, and walking back out.