Quote: CasinoKillerPut about $25 in coin in on Video BJ in 5 min, and nonetheless there was no free drink ticket that was printed for me. Casinos are the greediest of enterprises masqueraded as "loving winners"
Wow! A whole $25? That'sounds probably a theoretical win for the house of $0.20. And you think you should get a $7 drink for that???
ZCore13
It's not a $7 drink. It's a $1 drink they charge $7 for. Making money on every customer, every time, is greedy for a casino. At a local casino nearby, have to get alcohol now with a tier drink benefit coupon, and not a milkshake I want. A simpler solution, would be to charge $2, $1 for the drink and $1 for the tip, with play. Then the casino would stop sweating and have happier employees and customers. They're greedy, so would insist on $2 just for the drink and the employees work for free as far as they're concerned.Quote: Zcore13Wow! A whole $25? That'sounds probably a theoretical win for the house of $0.20. And you think you should get a $7 drink for that???
ZCore13
Quote: mcallister3200More like $1 theoretical win, those "blackjack" machines always pay 1:1 on BJ, and most of the drinks actual cost is less than that. But your exaggerated point is still valid, gonna take more than that at a carpet joint with a drink monitoring system
Yes, I was exeragerating for effect, but as you said, nobody is going to get a free drink, even at a cost to the casino of $1, for $1 in theo.
ZCore13
Recently I was at MGM Grand and decided to play a VP machine at The Lobby Bar so that I could get a cocktail in a bigger (regular sized) glass. The bartender made my drink and then attempted to charge me $12+. I found out the first drink isn't free, I would have to play until the machine printed out a ticket. I said forget that, cashed out and went to another bar that isn't on the drink ticket system (but then got served a drink in the same tiny glass that is served on the floor.)
Quote: Zcore13Wow! A whole $25? That'sounds probably a theoretical win for the house of $0.20. And you think you should get a $7 drink for that???
ZCore13
I'm not sure you could get a domestic bottle for $7 or less at a Cosmo bar. I agree with your point though.
Quote: CasinoKillerPut about $25 in coin in on Video BJ in 5 min, and nonetheless there was no free drink ticket that was printed for me. Casinos are the greediest of enterprises masqueraded as "loving winners"
I know of some systems that require $6 per minute average to get the free drink. I think these casinos offer $0.25 video poker so they are looking for about five hands of $1,25 per minute. Some higher end bars have higher requirements especially if they only offer $1 and above denoms.
If you are frugal and want to drink( at least until they implement this on the floor) how hard is it to just sit at an E-Table and pretend to be betting? It's not as if the cocktail waitresses have a clue what you are doing as you watch the roulletball spin around or whatever. Just tip the girl $3 and ask her to bring another one on her way back. It's amazing how quickly they get back to you with the next drink.