Not All Slot Machine Players Will Get Free Drinks

It will be up to the individual casinos to decide whether or not they will allow free drinks to be served to their slot machine customers. The state has said that it is legal for them to do so, but not all of the slot machine casinos are comfortable with it. The Mohegan Sun has already said that they will be offering free nonalcoholic drinks to the slot machine players, but not alcoholic ones. The Meadows Racetrack and Casino has followed suit.

They say that they are going to have at least 1,700 slot machines by the time they open in May, and if they were to offer free drinks to every player it ends up being a million dollar perk. They currently allow free drinks at their other slot machine casinos in Vegas, but they are waiting to see how it might pan out here. Bill Paulos, Principal with the parent firm of Cannery Casino Resorts said, "In [Nevada], that's been standard business procedure for 50 years. We certainly don't believe people are specifically coming to a casino because they have free drinks. ... Pocono Downs' business has been terrific, and they haven't been giving out free drinks."

He also said that if the slot machine casino were to give out free drinks they would be hurting the local restaurants and taverns who are not allowed to do so. He said they might make free drinks one of the perks the slot machine players could choose once they wagered enough money. They said that if the other slot machine casinos start offering it they might start as well, but so far that does not seem to be the case.
 

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