Comments on: Future Tech Will Force Us To Be Smarter

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:52:19 +0000

Casino drinks are always free. Win or lose, high roller or penny slots, doesn’t matter. If they don’t offer you one you just ask.

Heck, if you’re just going up to your room and you want a beer, sit down at a slot machine, put in a quarter, look for the waitress, get a drink, tip her a buck, and presto, $1.25 beer.

By: SteveDH

SteveDH — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:24:24 +0000

I don’t really want to be cynical here, but if the “perks” are based on how much you’ve lost, why would you call them free? OK maybe I do want to be cynical. Casinos and Payday Loan places are pretty much at the bottom of my list of places to go to.

Oh – that other thing – Does it eventually tell the staff to take your keys away from you or put a bucket near your table?

Heh Heh.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:17:28 +0000

Certainly there would have to be some kind of opt in/out for the drink refilling bar. They can’t just keep bring you drinks until the end of time.

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:57 +0000

So a lounge where the server would come when you needed it, without your having to fight your way to the bar or try in vain to catch someone’s attention? That doesn’t seem so bad to me. I don’t think it would make me drink more. I’d probably just leave a bigger tip because they were there when I needed them.

By: Smithee

Smithee — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:05:32 +0000

Heh. Yeah, I suspect $5 is below the free-stuff threshold.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:03:29 +0000

Huh, that’s interesting about the casino. My comfortable loss limit is about $5 though, so in my case they better be standing ready with the drink right when I get there…