EDITOR’S NOTE
THANKSGIVING BUFFETS No Cooking & Cleaning This Year!
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ost casino buffets have reopened just in time to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving holiday meal at your favorite casino. Grab the family for a day of relaxation and fun and leave the stress behind. Life has become hectic enough, so why deal with all the long lines at the grocery stores, the cooking, the before cleaning, the after cleaning, everybody’s dietary restrictions (I’m a vegetarian I don’t eat turkey, I’m on Keto I only eat turkey)? From the Eagles Buffet at Casino Arizona in the Phoenix Valley to the Festa Buffet at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, you’ll be sure to find all your traditional holiday favorites and more! Did you know that the oh-so American tradition of the All-You-Can-Eat buffet at dirt cheap prices started in Las Vegas? Naturally! Herb McDonald, born in Alberta, Canada in 1919, was working as a publicist at one of the first hotels on the Strip, the El Rancho Vegas. The story goes that late one night in the mid 1940s Herb prepared a spread of bread, butter, cheese, cold cuts and fruits across the bar for his hungry customers playing late into the night. It was such a hit that Herb eventually evolved the menu into a 24-Hour All-You-Can-Eat “Buckaroo Buffet” which included not only cold cuts but seafood, salads, an assortment of main entrees and dessert. So for just $1, people could choose from “every possible variety of hot and cold entrees to appease the howling coyote in your innards,” according to a flyer advertising the buffet. El Rancho lost money on the Buckaroo but, of course, gained it all back and more on the casino floor. Soon, other establishments along the Strip were copying Herb’s idea. Today, you’re not truly a casino if you don’t have a buffet. Have A Lucky Month!
Alexandra
Alexandra Lang Editor-in-Chief Editor@AZGamingGuide.com
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