Atlantic City

This is Sheryl.  Atlantic City has become one of my favorite places, emphasized by a recent weekend trip there.  A couple of weeks ago, ten of my friends and I went to AC for the weekend to celebrate the 21^st birthday of one of my best friends.  Her father completely hooked us up for the weekend with an awesome suite, multiple meals at various restaurants, admission into one of the clubs, and some chips to start off with in the casino.  This was not my first time there, but definitely one of the best times I’ve had.

Every time I go to Atlantic City, I get the same giddy excited feeling when we get to the part of the Atlantic City Expressway that you can see all the hotels and casinos, especially at night when everything is lit up.  It literally is a miniature Las Vegas.  Something in the atmosphere just seems to get a whole lot better when driving into AC.

This most recent trip, we stayed at the Trump Taj Mahal.  The previous times I had been to AC, I hadn’t spent much time gambling, we mostly spent our time partying.  In fact, before this trip, I had never played roulette.  My roommate, a roulette fanatic, was appalled at this and made it very clear to me that one of the first things she would do when we got there was teach me how to play.  Well, we went down to the casino where our friend the birthday girl’s father was playing craps.  He told us each to pick a number between 4 and 10, not 7.  I said 5, the other three girls we were with at the time said 8, 4 and 6.  As our numbers hit, he gave us the chips.  When we each had $75, he told us to go play.  My roommate and I sat down at the roulette table and she explained the rules to me.  Not really knowing what I was doing, I just started off by randomly putting down chips on various numbers, doubling up some numbers, just wherever I felt like, no method whatsoever.  6 or 7 rounds later, I was already up $700.  Needless to say, roulette quickly became my favorite game.  I ended up leaving AC that weekend with eight times as much money as I went down there with.

Of course, aside from the casinos, the nightlife in AC is awesome.  My favorite club down there is The Pool at Harrah’s, where we spent our Friday night.  For anyone who hasn’t been there, imagine this:  A giant indoor swimming pool, surrounded by plenty of walking and dancing space, VIP cabanas, and multiple bars.  If you go upstairs, you can go to the sun deck, an outdoor dance area with another bar and more cabanas.  I have yet to find any place in NYC that even comes close to this place.

The Pool at Harrah's