Golden Gate’s ownership is taking a gamble on the future of the 119-year-old downtown Las Vegas property by removing live dealer table games from its casino floor.

The casino’s owners are also betting that offering up free alcohol every night will help soften the blow of losing its dancing dealers.

Beginning Sept. 19, all drinks at Golden Gate’s center bar will be complimentary between 6 and 7 p.m., Derek Stevens, CEO and co-owner of the casino, said Sunday.

The new daily promotion is part of a marketing campaign called “The Night Starts Here.”

“We’re going to try to provide a high energy, fun, exciting experience, not once a week, but every day of the week, seven days a week, 365 days a year at 6 p.m. in Vegas,” Stevens said. “No matter what you’re doing … we want the night to start h

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