{"id":4352,"date":"2017-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/las-vegas-casinos-will-implement-system-to-control-free-drinks\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T00:00:00","slug":"las-vegas-casinos-will-implement-system-to-control-free-drinks","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/las-vegas-casinos-will-implement-system-to-control-free-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas casinos will implement system to control free drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"4\">Las Vegas casinos are tightening their belts; it started with parking, with MGM Resorts International leading the way with its $90 million parking initiative announced in April last year. Now casino operators are taking a hard look at another perk that has lured gamblers for decades to complimentary drinks.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"4\">Thanks to a Las Vegas-based company, Ardent Progressive Systems &amp; Games, drink monitoring systems could be the norm, not just in Las Vegas but in Vegas-style casinos all around the U.S. that offer gamblers complimentary drinks. <span><a href=\"\/america\/nevada-unclaimed-wins-could-even-casinos-production-in-one-qt\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #00f; text-decoration: underline;\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>(READ SO: NEVADA UNCLAIMED WINS COULD EVEN CASIN<span>OS PRODUCTION IN ONE QT)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"4\">The comp validations system consists of blue, green and red LED&rsquo;s pointed at bartenders notifying them for comps. The &ldquo;standard suggested operating procedures&rdquo; for its complementary validation system are:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul align=\"justify\">\n<li><font size=\"4\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><strong><u>&#8211; Blue Light On<\/u><\/strong><\/font><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<\/strong>Guest has inserted a total of $$ (bills\/tickets) into the machine and is qualified for a complimentary beverage.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\"><font color=\"#0000FF\"><strong><u>&#8211; Blue Light Off<\/u><\/strong><\/font><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<\/strong>Guest has inserted less than $$ (bills\/and tickets) into the machine and does not qualify for complimentary beverage.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\"><font color=\"#00FF00\"><strong><u>&#8211; Green Light On<\/u><\/strong><\/font><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<\/strong>Guest has achieved required minimum level of play and is qualified to received continued complimentary beverages up to $XX per beverage<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\"><font color=\"#00FF00\"><strong><u>&#8211; Green Light Off<\/u><\/strong><\/font>&ndash; Guest has not achieved required minimum level of play and is not qualified for complimentary beverages.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\"><font color=\"#FF0000\"><strong><u>&#8211; Red Light On<\/u><\/strong><\/font><strong>&ndash;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Guest has achieved 10 times required minimum level of play and is qualified for premium beverages up to $XX per beverage.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"4\"><font color=\"#FF0000\"><strong><u>&#8211; Red Light on and Flashing<\/u><\/strong><\/font><strong>&ndash;&nbsp;<\/strong>Guest has fallen out of qualification for complimentary beverages.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/contenidos\/las-vegas-casinos-will-implement-system-to-control-free-drinks1.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas casinos will implement system to control free drinks\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"5\">Already have been casinos operators who had tried and affirmed that &ldquo;Our comp costs were reduced by 40% YOY using this product, it will save us over $1,000,000 annually at this location alone.&rdquo;<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font size=\"4\">The goal was, according to Alan Feldman, &lrm;Executive Vice President at the Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts (MGM Resorts has installed this system in their casinos), to allow bar staff to be free from having to account for who was and wasn&rsquo;t playing and instead focus on hospitality. &ldquo;It gets rid of the people that want to hang around and play a quarter and try to basically, I don&rsquo;t want to use the word scam, but basically take advantage of the system.&rdquo;<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas casinos are tightening their belts; 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