Originally Posted by jbjb View Post
Casino freebies are just promotional products provided to them for nothing. So they're not losing a dime by pawning them off on the player.
I am not sure this is correct. I think casinos pay a lot of money to vendors for various products and gifts and they certainly have to cover the costs for meals and show tickets that they give away.

While a player might value a shopping spree for $500 the casino might have paid $300 for the "voucher" that was given to the player.