My girlfriend and I had dinner here on Christmas Day, 12/25/15, while staying at the Encore Hotel. Our meals were comp'ed. However, the charge would have been $54.95 each. Glad it was free. I'm sure I paid for it somewhere. I didn't do any gambling though.
Ok, the buffet is enormous with just about every conceivable option. But first, just getting in took about 45 minutes. The line was long and I was in the VIP "go ahead of the others" line. I will post photos of the buffet later, but it was very good. As buffets go, in Vegas, they are all about the same. I was not wowed, but did enjoy it.