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this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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I was there for work in my early 20's. I worked on the industrial solar farms that supply utility power.
Even with a $75 per meal per diem, hotels paid for, rental pickup truck, etc, I still had no desire to gamble. I mean I was mostly working 80 hour weeks and going out to dinner but the slots were everywhere, even gas stations and dive bars.
Used to be you could play penny slots and get free drinks. I doubt that's a thing anymore.
I did eat like a king tho. Steak and lobster like every night.
I've been to Vegas 3 times in my life and I've only ever played 1 slot machine for $1 1 time. I put the dollar in, hit the button, buncha shit flashed lines all over a bunch of other shit and that was it.
Never again.
A lot of bars with video poker machines will give you a drink if you slap a 20$ in and play a little. The odds range from ok to actually very good too with the correct play.
The free drinks otherwise are super hit or miss. Last time I went I spent a long time bsing at low limit craps tables and saw no free drinks until some of the girls from our group came around and then suddenly they were around (I would’ve tipped them the whole time too!).
I’ll never touch slots. Pretty sure those have just become even worse of a drain than they used to be, and it’s insulting they won’t even get you free drinks while you slap away your money in the dumbest way possible.