I told her, “no, it’s probably just things like mashed potatoes, fried chicken and pork chops.” She went to read the offerings on the board and came back dismayed and confirmed what I’d said: Yes, it’s just chops and that kind of thing (you see, “Vegas buffet” here is more along the lines of the cheaper buffets – one’s you’d find in the Flamingo hotel, the Circus Circus or downtown Las Vegas. Referencing her past experience in “sin city,” she was anticipating shrimp, snow crab legs, high end steak, etc. So, the casino it was! On the night we visited, the feature at the buffet was its “Classic Vegas Night.” My partner and I have been to Vegas countless times. We’d intended to dine elsewhere, but restaurants in Moncton seem to close fairly early. C’est la vie! After playing games for a while, we started getting hungry. My partner and I tried a variety of machines, but didn’t really win anything. After you’ve parked your car, you make your inside to where the fun is: the slot machines sing loudly – with some people even winning a few dollars here and there! If the one-armed bandits aren’t your thing, Casino New Brunswick also offers up a good number of table games and poker.

Parking is free and ample there’s no need to circle around and around waiting for somebody to leave (unlike a couple of Vancouver-area casinos). The casino itself is easy to find – the lighthouse façade shines brightly at night, beckoning locals and tourists alike to it like moths to a flame.

Casino New Brunswick is indeed a fun casino and a good place to spend a couple of hours playing slots, table games and eating some pretty decent food. After all, casinos are meant to be good fun and not places where you hope to get rich and win big (though that can happen, too!). My partner and I don’t gamble much, but we’re not opposed to doing a little light gambling.

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