Posted on 12/12/2024 6:09:44 PM PST by PJ-Comix
It wasn't all that long ago that casinos had fairly inexpensive buffets. For example, here in Broward County, Florida the old Hollywood Seminole Casino (still there) had $6.99 prime rib buffets. And most days had theme days so in addition to buffet prime rib on Asian theme day you got a variety of Asian food or there was Latin theme day with Spanish type food to go with your buffet. Oh, and when you swiped your Player's card a lot of times you got half price prime rib buffets or free prime rib buffets.
Then the prices started slowly rising and sometime after the prime rib buffet rose to $9.99 they eliminated that buffet altogether.
About 12 years ago I remember they had $2.19 breakfast buffets at the Coconut Creek Seminole Casino. And it was a YUUUUUGE spread, not simple bacon and eggs. Stuff like smoked salmon, bagels, and a lot of other stuff. Again, no more such buffets at that casino.
A friend of mine lived in Las Vegas for years and he told me the Casino buffets were such good deals that he never cooked food at home. He ate exclusively at the casino buffets.
So what happened to the casino buffets? Yes, they still have them but the prices SKYROCKETED. My guess is that casinos no longer use buffets to attract people into the casino, most of whom inevitably stick around to gamble. Instead they probably look at buffets as profit centers. Charge over a hundred bucks at the Bacchanal at Caesar's Palace and make a YUUUUUGE profit because nobody can eat more than about forty bucks worth of food.
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They created them to draw gamblers and people started showing up just to eat. They lost money.
Haven’t been to a casino since my active duty time and that was with nickel and dime mechanical slots.
Not since they ran the mob out of Vegas.
Same here we go out Friday evening, went to 5 guys with wife, $30 burger, fries and drink. Told her this weekend we buy a $20 filet mignon and grill at home.
No more fast food....ever...
So why not start up the casino buffet deals again?
The thing about inflation it causes price gouging it’s something few if any are willing to give up the profit.
They went the way of free parking at casinos, many years ago.
Here in South Florida we have free casino parking. The Seminole casinos actually have a LOT of free parking.
Things have changed in Vegas over the decades, mainly because the people coming have changed. w/o data, I'd bet fewer people are spending money on gambling in hotels and are spending it elsewhere creating profit centers away from the casino floor - like in restaurants, shows, sports events, concerts, bars, shopping...and they all take their pound of $$$flesh.
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