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Originally Posted by georgeyw
$19.95 for a night? How can they make a cent out of that?
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Back in the "day" they would feed you for free, comp you rooms (they still do comp rooms to regular gamblers), etc.
It's all about making money in the casino.
Originally the hotels were only there because Vegas was a small town in the middle of the desert and people needed a place to stay.
Of course, these days the hotels are huge and make a lot of money on their own with tourists who come here to party and might do a little bit of gambling too.
But during the month of Feb. the season isn't very busy. So they can give you a nice room for $19.95 and you WILL spend money there (I went to Benihanas there and spent about $400 drinking and gambling as well). Or they could just have the room be empty and get no money at all.