text: The crazy showgirlflamenco dancer hybrids handing out Mardi Gras beads outside of this casino are weird sure but I was not to be deterred after spotting signs for cent deep fried Twinkies and frozen bananas nnThe casinos slot machines are very old to the point where cashing out means plastic cups of nickels and quarters not tidy paper tickets My hands were dirty from all the coins Ew I did not spy any newer video slot machines just lots of the old school onesnnFor me the real draw was the snack bar with Nathans hot dogs cent deep fried Twinkies and cent frozen chocolateandnut covered bananas I am still dreaming of the banana and the Twinkies they were that good I stayed at the Golden Nugget which is very close to Mermaids We will most likely go back both to the GN and to MermaidsnnOh And the frozen drinks Be forewarned a plastic footballshaped cup full of tropical frozen drink goodness will set you back around but a couple of sips might have you meeting the floor Sample the flavors before buying if you are not interested in drinking straight alcohol with just a bit of fruit flavor The bartender was kind enough to add ice and soda water to my banana daiquiri which made it almost drinkable but then I am not a huge drinker to begin with Girl Drink Drunk was never so easy