A lot of people I know like to go to Atlantic City for the weekend. Most of these people are poker players, there to play some live poker rather than sit with a nice cold can of tab on a Sunday and play in the Stars million or something. They are fucking nuts.

The rest though, have this crazy thought in their head that Atlantic City is some glorious Disney Land for 22 year olds, rather than the Euro Disney for geriatrics that it is.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love Atlantic City - as a family destination. That’s right I said it, FAMILY destination. My mom loves the slot machines, my brother and sister do to, and we go, and talk and smile and that’s really that. Get a nice-ish dinner somewhere and then go watch an $18 movie in the hotel room. When I go with my dad we do the typical “fuck yeah live poker is gonna be awesome” on the way down and the “well that was fun but we should have played online and gotten a real steak in Manhattan” on the way home. Standard male bonding.

Now Vegas, I’ll give you Vegas. Vegas is a pretty snappy place, with big ass towers, celebrities out and about - but like anything else you have to be in the right spots. Atlantic City? You have like 4 spots to be in. Don’t go outside unless you want to see what a real hooker looks like (you do NOT). Sure, they have their events there and such. But c’mon. It’s in New Jersy.

It’s in New Jersey.

All I’m saying is don’t expect much when you go there. If you go with your friends I’m sure you’ll have a great time.