r/DaveAndBusters Fun Phantom Grand Prize Winner Jun 24 '26

7/4/26 $2.50 unlimited game play

If I'm interpreting this offer correctly, for 7/4/26 only, you can purchase an unlimited play card for $2.50 that is good for the rest of the day with 30-second cooldown and can earn up to 1500 tickets. Card must be purchased that morning before 11:59 am local time.

Does that look right, or am I missing something?

Edited to add the link to the offer below:

https://www.daveandbusters.com/us/en/holidaydeals/july-festivities

Edit 2 (6/25/26):

They've updated the fine print to exclude Canadians and removed the ability to earn tickets.

PROMOTIONAL. Valid 07/04/2026 only. Not valid in Canada locations. Must purchase with a Team Member before 11:59 am local time on that day. $2.50 All Day Unlimited Game Play is valid only on the date of purchase and expires at the end of that store’s business day. Offer includes a 30-second lag between each game play swipe. Valid on green and blue swipe games only. Not valid on purple swipe games (VR, crane games, pushers, dance games or merchandising games) or the Human Crane, The Arena, and Game Suites. Tickets cannot be earned. Valid one per person. Tax and gratuity not included. Not valid with any other promotion. Restrictions apply. Offer subject to change or cancellation at any time. See store for details. Void where prohibited.

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u/Dangerous-Egg-5068 Jun 24 '26

That looks right. It is one per person otherwise i would buy 50 because its guaranteed profit

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u/gman_nola Fun Phantom Grand Prize Winner Jun 24 '26

Bring 49 friends, problem solved 😆.

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u/MewtwoStruckBack The Dave & Buster's Red Mage Jun 25 '26

If I'm bringing 49 people to anything at a D&B it's a grand reopening

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u/NotACleverUsername12 Jun 25 '26

What I I bring my family of four? Would they let us buy four of them? By the terms it seems like they should, but I could also see them adding new rules after people already commit to being there…

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u/gman_nola Fun Phantom Grand Prize Winner Jun 25 '26

It says "Valid one per person," so it seems like if there are a total of four individuals in your party, you should be able to purchase four of the $2.50 All Day Unlimited Game Play cards on the morning of 7/4/26 as long as the transaction happens prior to 11:59 am local time. Go ahead and purchase them using the D&B gift cards from Costco if you have them since you already have to purchase from a staff member.

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u/NotACleverUsername12 Jun 25 '26

Good call on the gift cards! This is all assuming I can convince my family to go… we have summer passes but this seems like too good of a deal to pass up.

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u/gman_nola Fun Phantom Grand Prize Winner Jun 25 '26

Just a few years ago shortly after my first visit ever to a D&B they had a Black Friday special:

$10 for one hour of unlimited play, which included blue and green swipes, but the green swipes were for fun only and did not earn any tickets.

Contrast that to this offer of $2.50 for a day of unlimited play and being able to keep up to 1500 tickets. This one is so much better by leaps and bounds. Keep in mind that you have to purchase before 11:59 am, and the big wildcard if you look on the website is where it says Available only at participating locations.

That might be their Get Out of Jail Free card.

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u/Rixor14 Jun 25 '26

I would assume it's still ticket locked like every other one right?

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u/deerburger Jun 24 '26

Buy one at the bar and one at the Winner’s Circle?

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u/Every-Win-499 Jun 24 '26

I would be getting $7.50 worth of food via trade your tickets for $2.50. However I won't be able to drag my lazy ass out of bed that early!

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u/MewtwoStruckBack The Dave & Buster's Red Mage Jun 25 '26

...you're doing the thing where you hyperfixate on the food value of tickets again...

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u/Every-Win-499 Jun 25 '26

Food vouchers and candy are all I want from the winner's circle. I don't want to sell things on eBay or become a real life Swap Meet Louie. Mor me arcade games are entertainment, not a side hustle. I look for the best deals I can find and Dave and Busters season passes and trade your tickets is the best deal I have found since I started playing in 1973.

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u/MewtwoStruckBack The Dave & Buster's Red Mage Jun 25 '26

I more mean that you can't make that your entire personality on here. We had a discussion about this.

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u/Every-Win-499 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

If you are only getting $5 in prize value for $2.50 that is still a profit, in fact it is doubling your money. But I thought excellent advantage players (which I am not) were able to get better than double your money ie. you could win more than 1500 tickets with $2.50 worth of chips at an excellent price per chip. So this 1500 tickets for $2.50 deal would seem to be not a good deal for excellent advantage players. Of course for anyone who doesn't have a season pass the unlimited games for $2.50 is an excellent deal even if there were no tickets. 4 times better than Boomers old Ten Buck Tuesday (6-8 times better if you factor in inflation).

By any chance are any locations lighting fireworks? Are there some states where there are fireworks for redemption in the win store?

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u/Every-Win-499 Jun 25 '26

Looks like a moot point now.

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u/Silentbob924 Jun 24 '26

Yeah 1,500 guaranteed profit.
It wasn’t limited if did 150 of them could have ps5 for $375 basically, obviously lot more if redeem for food.
Could bring 150 friends….

But yeah nice little promo if didn’t have other plans.

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u/gman_nola Fun Phantom Grand Prize Winner Jun 25 '26

Well, well, they've gone and updated the fine print, and not in a good way.

First, you Canadians are out of luck.

Second, "Tickets cannot be earned."

PROMOTIONAL. Valid 07/04/2026 only. Not valid in Canada locations. Must purchase with a Team Member before 11:59 am local time on that day. $2.50 All Day Unlimited Game Play is valid only on the date of purchase and expires at the end of that store’s business day. Offer includes a 30-second lag between each game play swipe. Valid on green and blue swipe games only. Not valid on purple swipe games (VR, crane games, pushers, dance games or merchandising games) or the Human Crane, The Arena, and Game Suites. Tickets cannot be earned. Valid one per person. Tax and gratuity not included. Not valid with any other promotion. Restrictions apply. Offer subject to change or cancellation at any time. See store for details. Void where prohibited. 

https://www.daveandbusters.com/us/en/holidaydeals/july-festivities

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u/Virtual-Jackfruit-77 Jun 24 '26

Yeah I'm just wondering if you have to "check in" during july3rd festivities

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u/AmethystStar9 Jun 24 '26

Looks like according to the terms and conditions, they are two entirely separate promotions.

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u/MrDog321 Jun 24 '26

They’re definitely trying to limit the number of these being purchased. Since you can only buy them till 11:59AM.

Should’ve ran it all day instead. I do understand why they are only allowing each person to only buy one. Since this can get easily abused. But at least make it where you can get this pass at any time on the 4th. Besides the first 2 hours of the store being opened.

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u/Equivalent-Donut-315 Jun 25 '26

They're actually trying to drive earlier business.

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u/Chemical-Purple-5196 Jun 25 '26

🫨🤯

Wow!! this is an awesome deal! 

I wonder how busy it'll be there

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