We didn't need to blow our budget on quarters, anyhow.

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. 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. The arcade definitely stood out to us, though we quickly felt out of place given our age and lack of children. Katherine’s at CasaBlanca Resort-Casino-Golf-Spa features tableside presentations and a diverse menu that ranges from steaks to oysters and, when in season, freshly flown-in Florida stone crab.

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. Virgin River Café at Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo is open 24 hours with lots of menu options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or late-night snacks. We talked about going back for the seafood buffet but it never panned out in the end. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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