As said, gogo bar fines in Bangkok seem to have been around 500-600 Baht for a long time now, although from my experience more and more bars are introducing coyote dancer and showgirls who have their own bar fine price, often as high as 2000 baht and beyond. Though I think every gogo that employs coyotes will still have regular gogo dancers at the regular price.
From what I can work out this is done for a number of reasons:
- Coyote dancers are often noticeably more attractive and help the bar sell a very large number of drinks and lady drinks (as well as ensuring the bar is kept busy - so why would they want to let them leave early?)
- Some Coyotes are priced very high or simply can't be bar fined because they don't want to go with customers. They are employed primarily for the above reason.
- Some coyotes don't belong to a bar and are hired form agencies to help boost staff or create a buzz, and they are not cheap.