In an earlier post I mentioned that there's a bounty of casinos in Mesquite within which you can find an assortment of food and entertainment options, and I wasn't kidding. Once the sunlight had dwindled enough to make outdoor exploring less optically exciting, we made our way to the air-conditioned and neon-lit casinos. Virgin River Casino is right off the highway exit, located on 100 East Pioneer Boulevard and quite close to the town's singular Wal-mart shopping center, so it's a convenient locale to grab a bite or stop for a night if you're passing through the area. We debated getting food in any of the many restaurants available, especially the buffet, but opted out of it and instead wandered the casino to see what options were available. We talked about going back for the seafood buffet but it never panned out in the end. No worries, though, as there are too many seafood buffets in this world for us to ever successfully eat at them all, and how much do you really trust the seafood in a small landlocked town? They DO have an airport, so at least you know they can get stuff flown in fresh, so realistically it might not be all that bad. The arcade definitely stood out to us, though we quickly felt out of place given our age and lack of children. There were so many kids, guys. So many. Maybe I'm spoiled due to catching most movies late these days, when they premiere, so the casinos housing the theaters are rarely packed with adolescents during my brief visits. This wasn't such a time, though- it was early evening on a weekend night and most kids had finished school for the year and were excitedly beginning their summer vacation. These things, they happen. We didn't need to blow our budget on quarters, anyhow.
It was entertaining to explore the casino for a bit, but for a couple of kids from Vegas a casino more or less ends up feeling kind of like just another casino... unless there are some serious theme and architectural majesty going on, like the Venetian with its canals navigating below the walkways with their singing gondoliers or the elaborate paintings and statues throughout Caesar's- and even then, once you're in the actual gaming areas, they tend to blur into the next. Is that just me? Whatever the case, we tried to capture some of the more unique aspects of this visit. Enjoy!
More photos below!
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