Casino Night 2010
BCA hosts annual casino night in Eagle Gym, giving students a chance to relax before spring break
Andrew Michel
Issue date: 3/10/10 Section: News
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The Board of Campus Activities, BCA, held its annual casino night on Friday, Mar. 5, from 7 to 11 p.m., giving ERAU students the opportunity to get out of their dorms, into their formal wear, and into the casino (but luckily, not into debt). In fact, some students were charitable enough to walk around and hand out money. "I was sitting there and some guy handed me money. Nice guy!" said Logan Hennessy, a sophomore.
The tables were crowded the whole night. Students of every college on campus diced, bluffed, or bet against each other at blackjack, Texas hold 'em, let it ride, craps, and roulette tables, but the rowdiest tables of all were always the bingo tables. That worked out great for them, because BCA members periodically handed out fake gambling money to the loudest table.
The room was filled with activities other than fake gambling. Students could also get in the ring together and battle with gloves the size of their bodies. They could try their hands at Rock Band, or their feet at a dancing game for the Nintendo Wii. What's more, each student who entered got a chance to win a door prize, ranging from a romantic dinner for two at the Hassayampa hotel to flash drives.
The cups given out at the door also included condoms, candy, and to the confusion of many, medicine such as aspirin and alka-seltzer. Perhaps the alka-seltzer was for after the students visited the food tables to load up on nachos, soda, slushies, and other snacks.
Beneath all the gaiety and Sin-City-like fanfare, a group representing St. Jude's Children's Hospital provided a way for students to gain more gambling cash in exchange for writing letters. Some items were even raffled off to people who participated in the St. Jude's table activity.
In addition to the St. Jude's raffle, the BCA held its own raffle for a range of prizes. Students could use their winnings to buy raffle tickets and then place them in the bin designated for the item they wanted to win. Earlier on, the bins were only slightly full, so many students got high hopes for winning a 22 inch Vizio LCD TV, an Xbox 360 elite, a Wii, and many other fantastic prizes. However, once the tables closed down, a mad rush was made to the cash-out lines and the bins quickly filled up with raffle tickets.
The night ended with Dustin Dryden calling out the winning tickets to a crowd filled with anticipation. A symphony of shouts and sighs ended casino night. Just like in Vegas, the riches went to the few, and a lot of people left feeling down on their luck. But everyone is still looking forward to next year. "It got me out of the house, and I really enjoyed it," said Mike Opitz, a junior. "I think I'll probably even go next year."
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