They neighborhood is shady to say the least, I certainly wouldn't go back to my hotel after dark. $8 or not. Sign up for casinos loyalty cards and within a month you'll probably have free offers for during the week flooding your mailbox (Ok, its not totally free they make you pay like $12 in taxes). Right now I have offers for Revel for 2 nights a week Sunday thru Friday and I gambled $100 like once 7 months ago.