Golden Nugget "Fremont Street Experience Fee"

I see where another bean counter has initiated another asinine "fee"- the $5 daily "Fremont Street Experience Fee". Just another reason to avoid the Golden Nugget and any other casinos who decide to do the same.

Is the FSE a service provided by the hotels or the city? I thought it was the latter. And if thats the case is it even legal for the hotels to charge for something they are not providing?

Damn - I was warming up to the Nugget after a long boycott.

I think the hotels share in paying for the electricity that runs the shows.

Stupid me.
All along I thought the "Fre" in Fremont meant free.


Rick

That's right. FSE, LLC is the corporation that manages and maintains the Fremont Street Experience shows and improvements. The corporation's owned by downtown's casinos (not including El Cortez).

I read that FStreet will now be offering free wifi within the next few months which should affect all the guests that stay in the hotels there. I wonder if this new FSE fee is a way to recover some of the soon to be lost revenues the hotels charge for internet access.

Lets see if the other properties follow suit.

This would never happen on the strip

That's not true. An old girlfriend of mine said this guy came up to them at the Bellagio water show and charged her and her friends $20 to watch. They paid the money and they got the next show for only $10.


Ray

This might cause snow flurries in Hell today, folks - but I totally agree with the doc! And like PJ, I was gravitating back to the Nugget after a few years break. $5 a night today, $10-$15 next year? Overall, this does not bode well for downtown.
Question for tax experts: Are resort fees taxed at a lower rate than room charges? If so, could be worth millions in extra profit. Just wondering, since I am sure most of us would be happier if Vegas properties would just give us a straightforward room rate instead of the extra fees.

Definitely will avoid the Golden Nugget!