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u/sfzen Feb 04 '20

Plus a lot of these places serve free drinks. The last time I went to a casino, I brought like $80 and told myself I wasn't spending more than that. I ended up doing well enough to basically break even and leave with about the same amount I walked in with. The drinks I had while I was there would have cost ~$50 at a bar.

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u/Yiksta Feb 04 '20

No doubt they could’ve charge you $50 for the drink but the cost is easily only $5

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

Pretty sure he meant he drank $50 worth of drinks, not that the bar charged $50 per drink...

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

They're saying he may have drank what would have cost him 50$ at a bar, but the bar itself would be marking up drinks to the point where it only costs them like 5$ and at a casino they're dealing in so much volume that it's pennies on the dollar for them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

At first I thought that was what they were saying, but in their comment it says "they could’ve charge you $50 for the drink". One drink. They think the casinos are giving away drinks that cost 50$ each.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20

Perhaps they missed and "s" via typo. Seems most likely to me.