Laughlin Nevada, Vegas Light?

We took a trip to Laughlin NV a few weeks ago, just to check out the whole "river thing". I decided to stay at the Golden Nugget thinking that it would be kinda like the one in Downtown Vegas, classy and sophiticated. Lets just say, it was not! I have never seen so many of the "depends" crowd. Wow those folks can sit at a machine for hours, spending the money that should go to theyre kids!

We cruised around the riverside area and noticed that there dont seem to be many dentists in Laughlin NV. We also noticed that the "wife beater" was totally acceptable as being "dressed" for dinner, well that or a Raiders jersey. We decided to embrace our inner white trash (even though Martha is Cuban) and go bowling at the Riverside Casino. I must say it was pretty damn fun, we even got the most "white trash" of foods, Nachos with that plastic cheese and a light cheap "Riverside Resort" beer in a can.

We had to check out the river itself and went for one of those river cruises you get for 12 bucks, I miust say it was pretty fun and you could get a nice stiff drink while checking out the shorline and the dam. I was dying for a decent meal and remembered through my research that there was supposed to be a good place in the Edgewater Casino called the Hickory Pit. We went for dinner and I was once again worried if I should wear pants and a nice shirt to dinner. Well, we were seated next to a guy wearing you guessed it, a Raiders jersey. Well, much to my suprise we had a fantastic meal of BBQ Tri Tip, Chicken and goodies, plus the price was a total bargain!

We decided to check out another casino called the River Palms. I dug on this casino, it was a big tower and was pretty nice inside, with a 2 level casino. I sat down at the roulette table for about 90 mins and was rewarded with my first ever "comp" of 2 tickets to the worst breakfast buffet ever. I always join the slot clubs when I go to a casino, the great thing here is when you join the slot clu, you get a free night on a return visit....and you dont have to spend a dime!

Would we go back to Laughlin, yea....but in the summer when we can hang out along the rivers edge and drink some cheap light beer....and we will stay in the River Palms as its a sweet "Low Roller" joint that is easy with the "comps"!...Oh yea, our trip had a soundtrack which was Molly Hatchets "flirting with disaster"....Rock On!