Even though we rarely go to the casinos for some reason Craig and I discovered that we really like to gamble. It is probably a good thing we don't live in Las Vegas or Biloxi. Even when we lived in NY we only went to Atlantic City a handful of times. When we go on vacation, however, if there is a casino around, we will try to check it out. We don't play slots when we go either--we play blackjack, craps and sometimes roulette.
On March 14th Craig and I attended the Kids in the Community Casino Night hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes. It had been some time since we've been in any casino setting so we spent a little time before we had to get ready that day practicing our blackjack strategy. It was pretty funny, at one point I said we had better pack it in before we lose track of time and miss the actual casino night!
When we first arrived at the RBC center we went down the elevator near the locker room. After getting our "Stormy Bucks" we walked out onto the Casino floor which was set up on top of the ice. The place was so well transformed that it was easy to forget that you were on top of the ice in the middle of the RBC center. There was food, an open bar, a silent auction before and during the gambling time and then a live auction towards the end of the night. We did not bid on anything since we had already paid a bit for the tickets just to be there.
We started out with a drink and we got some food, but we were still eating when the Casino opened. The result was that we did not get to play black jack at a table where a Hurricane's player was dealing. It wasn't a tragedy though because the dealer that we had was a hoot! She really made the evening fun. We got to practice our blackjack strategy in a casino setting without using, or should I say losing, real money.
We didn't hit it big but we did have a lot of fun and we were able to get a few photos taken with a couple of the Hurricane's players. The photo above, is of Rod Brind'Amour with Craig and me.
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