Last night my boyfriend and I decided to go to the casino.  We are not gambling folk, the most gambling we do is buy the occasional lottery ticket and play poker with our poker group with a $5 buy in and a $20 a night limit.  We went to the casino because we wanted to see the Dynamics, a great 12-piece R&B band that plays around my city a few times a year.

I haven’t been to a casino in at least 10 years and had forgotten how it is there - free drinks, free shows, free parking.  It was great for us because we just wanted to listen to some fun music and see the band play and did not want to spend much money to do so.  If we decided to go to a pub or dance hall to see the band, we would have had to pay cover and too much cash for drinks to sit at a table, not to mention parking fees.  At the casino, where everything is free because they want to make it easy for customers to spend all their money gambling, we got a great night with a small bill for a couple of desserts.

Unless you have a gambling problem or tendencies to want to play the slots, I recommend you check out a local casino’s entertainment line up.  It might be an unexpected yet good place to go to save some cash off your “night out” bill.