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"L. Cook" <togrul@fuse.net> wrote in message
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> I am wondering if there is anyone here who has been to Atlantic City
and
> gambled at some of the casinos. What I am wishing to find out is if they
> are run like the casinos in Las Vegas, where there are no cover charges or
> fees to enter a casino and the drinks are free while gambling, or if they
> are run more like the Argosy and others near me that have a cover charge
and
> also charge gamblers for their drinks. After spending a week in Las Vegas
> (at the Venetian, no less!!) I am more than a little reluctant to pay
> someone to take my money (house has the odds, after all) nor do I think it
> is a good idea to charge for drinks while gambling. For the customer, it
is
> an insult and smacks of greed. I mean, you drop a twenty bucks on the
> blackjack table and a pretty thing offers you a drink--for two or three
> bucks.
>
> I love Las Vegas and cannot wait to get back. The buffets are to die
> for, the girls are easy to look at, and the shows are top notch. Pop in a
> casino, drop a few bucks in the slots, have a drink or two. . .life is
good.
> No cover in AC...
Free booze at the tables...
>
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