R. I. P Easy free drinks.

I agree. I already boycott places with rip off resort fees, and charge for parking etc etc.
I rarely drink at casinos here in Washington since I have to drive home, and when I gamble in Oregon (I have a room) you have to pay for alcohol (both which have state laws saying you can't give away alcohol for free).

If this "cheapness" of the Vegas casinos keeps up I'll just start avoiding Vegas and just drive down to Oregon more often if I'm already paying for drinks and getting comparable comped rooms. Oregon has the same games that Nevada does.

Yeah but speaking as a VP player any paytables you find in Oregon are atrocious.

I stay at locals places, not the ritzy strip hotels. This isn't an issue at those places. Yet.

At Southpoint I can buy myself a great bottle of booze in the gift shop at the hotel and grease myself up before I hit the gaming floor.

Nice! Which casino has Far Niente and Silver Oak?

I gamble a lot when I am vegas, but I don't drink much alcohol while I am doing it. I usually drink water/coffee or tea. so in my case, they get off cheap. perhaps I should get some other reward or rebate. I am not a vegas bean counter, but me thinks they do well by getting the schmucks wasted and the separating them from their money at the games. the ones like me way out number the "freeloaders". sometimes I get an image in my head..... a bunch of big shots sitting around the conference table in a meeting, brainstorming. and the topic is "now lets see, what can we do to alienate our best customers?" it seems like this happens a lot.

And Johnny Walker Blue normally $45 to $50 a shot with no accountability. In M Properties in high limits area. But understandably, times are a changing.

That's just it. No need to pay resort fees. If the casinos you like doesn't treat you right, find one that does.
About eight years ago, I needed a toothbrush at Harrahs. $3.99 plus in their gift shop. Last year at South Point $1.29.
Free rooms, no resort fees on comped rooms, good eats, good games.

You bring up a small pet peeve of mine. When you order water at the tables, the bring the smallest bottled water you will ever see. I have never tried to order Red Bull. That isn't cheap. I wonder if they have it and if you get the regular can or if they serve it in a small glass over ice?

Nah, I'd rather find a casino that comps me drinks even if I'm not playing that much. As long as I'm tipping the bartender or waitress, I have absolutely no guilty feelings.

Southpoint

RM would rather bitch and moan about things. It's what he does.