Well said. Not to mention. These folks that play ￠25 a hand expecting free drinks are hogging up the machines from folks like me who are dedicated video poker players. Sometimes it’s a bitch to get a seat at the bar because of this.

This was no doubt proposed by the CFO under pressure from the CEO.

In other words: A bean counter with no concept of customer service figuring out ways to squeeze a rock.

This will backfire. Your a cheapskate and making your customers feel like numbers while your competition does not. This will result in short term gains at the expense of long term customer base loss (your competition have waitresses offering free drinks who do a good job keeping an eye on obvious occasional moochers).

It’s just like when a restaurant switches from a good chef with quality ingredients to a low paid chef using cheap ingredients. Short term profit reports spike. Long term profits plummet with your reputation. Customers feel cheated and don’t come back.

This is yet another example of Casinos sacrificing long term profits/customers/reputations for short term gains.

Unbelievable. They got themselves into this situation and are now doing the same thing to get out of it.

I will not gamble at any casino that does this. I will simply leave and go to another.

They can all go ahead and charge for drinks and parkng because I won’t be back anytime soon.

In Laughlin, one or two places still have not-too-terrible pay schedules at the bars, and no meters yet AFAIK.

The cheapness of Casino’s is beyond belief. They rake in billions then dump evenmore fees for spending your money there. Never seen anything like it.
Just plain cheapskates.

A one week boycott of Vegas would change the BS fast. BUT no one ever does those things anymore.Anyway best to just play the floor slots.

All MGM properties are using the system Its still the bartenders discretion at the Gold Coast and downtown. My advice is to put in $20 and tip good on that first drink and you will have no problem on getting more regardless of how fast you play as long as you have credits on the machine.

The next step will be booze-guns that water or underpour your drink based on your play.