{"id":895478,"date":"2025-09-29T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/?p=895478"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:39:38","slug":"golden-gate-open-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/golden-gate-open-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Gate Open Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In one of the more creative promos in some time, the Golden Gate offers an open bar every day from 6 to 7 p.m. They call it “The Night Starts Here” and it\u2019s intended to ease the transition from live tables and dancing dealers to electronic table games. As such, the deal includes free-play for those new games. Here are the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drinks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can get beer, wine, and well drinks. No top-shelf pours, but beer in the bottle. We got a cold Bud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crowds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been busy the two times we checked, but the promo is new and it remains to be seen if the crowds persist. The center bar goes from being crowded to suddenly having gaps where you can pop in to order a drink. While it would seem like an opportunity that the downtown \u201cstreet people\u201d might relish, there was none of that when we visited (possibly because of the next point).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ID<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You must show ID to even get into the casino, at least during the promo. This now makes Golden Gate and Circa the only Las Vegas casinos that card customers at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wristbands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019re inside, go to the players club booth to be processed. This entails showing your ID again and a Circa group players card (they\u2019ll sign you up if you don\u2019t have one). The wristband clears you to get the free drinks. You\u2019ll also be given an envelope with a free-play voucher inside. If you\u2019ve parked in the Golden Gate parking lot where you get two free hours with validation, you should get the ticket validated while you\u2019re at the booth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free-Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The amount of free-play reportedly varies between $5 and $1,000, but expect $5. That\u2019s what we got. This is interesting, because the FP vouchers state that they can be redeemed at the cage (read the second sentence in the rules). They can\u2019t. You have to play them and you have to do so before 7:14 pm (yes, 14 minutes) the same day. No problem, except ours wasn\u2019t accepted by several of the new games on the floor. It worked at the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Overall, this is a cool promotion. Credit is due the booth personnel, who work fast to process the line, which was steady, but not overwhelming during our observation. Get a few drinks and shoot your free-play for a good start to your evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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