Cherokee, NC

One of the biggest things I miss from New York, besides my family and friends of course, is gambling. North Carolina has no off track betting like New York does. It doesn't even have a horse racing station on TV so I can watch the big races. Of course some huge races, like the Kentucky Derby, which is this Saturday, will be nationally televised. However, there are a lot of other races I am missing because of this. The closest casino in North Carolina is in Cherokee, NC. That is 5 hours away from me! I believe they have a casino cruise in Myrtle Beach, which is two hours from me. We didn't look into that though. I just booked a hotel in Cherokee so that my friend and I could go to the casino Memorial Day weekend. So I'll be traveling 10 hours round trip just to get my casino fix in. At the rate I keep spending money on sporting events and everything else I'm doing, I'm going to go broke soon! I don't care. I want to have as much fun as possible when I can. I can't wait until Memorial Day weekend!