Road Tripping: Casablanca Hotel & Casino in Mesquite, Nevada

Have you ever seen the movie Casablanca? 

I have to admit my lack of culture in this aspect because I for one have never watched it. 

I know, it's a classic! There are, like, so many references! 

And- and- and-

Stahp. Sorry, but I'm woefully behind on a lot of well-known "classic" films, and that's something I've known about myself and been comfortable with for quite some time. This inexposure to many movies makes it a joy when my friends bring over or find films I've never seen and introduce them to me for the first time. It's like an invitation for people to bust out their favorite movie, however obscure, and I can dig that. I have only just watched the Karate Kid movies recently, like within the last week or two, and it was a lot of fun. I get so many more references now! (Sweep the leg)

So what does this big, brilliantly bold blue building have to do with Casablanca? F**k all if I know, mate! Unfortunately, that's as much of a mystery to me as it likely is to you... unless it suddenly all makes sense with a familiarity with the film? If so, feel free to enlighten me! 

On top of looking like a set from the new Beetlejuice movie that's supposedly in the works (*sigh* I know) the Casablanca is one of the newer resorts in town. Shiny. Glossy. Sparkly. OoooOOOooh. 

It seemed pretty quiet when we approached, but it was around 1am by this point in the evening so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised. Even the Vegas strip can look like a ghost town at the right time of day/year. Aesthetically it's my favorite of the casinos out in little Mesquite, and kind of reminds me of the Artisan in ye old Vegas. The Casablanca is definitely newer and larger, with a lot of parking and a central bar area with a faux jungle and live music tinkering away. The music wrapped pretty shortly after our arrival, so we didn't get to fully appreciate them but Antho was enthusiastic about the prospect. 

We didn't linger terribly longer as we were growing a bit tired and wanted to try to get an early start the next morning, but we snapped plenty of photos, naturally. 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers!

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XOXO,

NAU