Just off the top of my head, it sounds like Smokey tangled with a racoon.
It burns me that the casinos don't honor coupons on Easter. They know (but don't care to admit) that Easter is NOT an official national holiday. Oh well...their joints.
Took lots of courage to go out to the rim on an 18 mile dirt road. Loved your description of the trailor park and cafe. It amazes me how people decide where to live their lives.
Thanks for the report (your friend didn't miss anything missing Primm. It would have cost you $25 in gas to visit three casinos that aren't much different than all of the ones in Vegas).