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VP Bars with Drink Tickets

Discussion in 'Comps' started by dis220, Dec 1, 2015.

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  1. dis220

    dis220 Low-Roller

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    Question regarding those VP bars that are going the way of drink tickets: does the first drink ticket print automatically with $20 inserted into the machine or is coin-in required first?
     
  2. GustavsBar

    GustavsBar Tourist

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    Which VP bars are those? I'd like to know which ones to avoid on my NYE trip.
     
  3. SH0CK

    SH0CK Stylin' and Profilin' Quasi Tech Admin

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    I believe the first drink is given by the bartender once you play a little, then the rest require a voucher that is printed after $X have been run through the machine.

    Currently, I believe the only 2 that do this are the Lobby Bar at Mirage and Bond Bar at Cosmo. Then, of course, there are some/all? bars at the Wynn that don't comp drinks at all.
     
  4. Bondy3

    Bondy3 High-Roller

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    free drinks are going away in vegas, soon if you want something it will be $15 no matter what
     
  5. Jejas

    Jejas VIP Whale

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    Maybe by then all bars will be using those stupid tickets.
     
  6. sabre

    sabre Low-Roller

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    That's quite a leap from 2 bars nears trendy nightspots introducing a drink ticketing system for VP play. Don't hurt yourself there.
     
  7. Funkhouser

    Funkhouser In Charge of the Big Door

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    That will be the day I stop vacationing in Vegas. I can't imagine all casino properties would be that stupid. There are plenty of off strip and downtown properties willing to siphon off strip tourists with free booze still should
    the LV strip properties get that stupid.
     
  8. bubbakitty

    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

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    I agree. Local casinos are fairly tight on drink comps usually and that is what makes Vegas stand apart (well one thing anyway).
     
  9. BayouBengal

    BayouBengal VIP Whale

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    At Golden Nugget Lake Charles I can't even get Maker's Mark. Never had a problem with MAker's or even Bulleit over at L'auberge just next door. I understand if I was asking for Pappy Van Winkle, haha but Maker's isn't ultra premium. It's marginally more expensive than JD.
     
  10. tringlomane

    tringlomane STP Addicted Beer Snob

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    I'm used to no drink comps because it's illegal to give alcohol away free here. Going to Tunica next week, partly for the free drinks.
     
  11. Funkhouser

    Funkhouser In Charge of the Big Door

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    Since the local gaming odds are still better than Vegas, I would see no free booze as zero sum game effect. I could stay home have better gaming odds and still have to pay for drinks in OH and IN casinos.
    There is just less choice in gaming properties available. I don't know what these guys would be smoking to think that Vegas would still have appeal to the gamblers / tourists if they invoke a no booze comp rule.

    I get the idea of slowing the bleed from the low spend player gaming the system, but don't shit on the established customers.
     
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