[Siegmund]

Stop off at any ATM along the way to the casino. What you DON'T want to do is use the one in the casino.

Not been to Atlantic City... but the ATMs in the casinos out my way tack on huge charges - the one time I had to get cash from one I was hit with 9% by the casino on top of the atm fee and cash advance interest on the credit card.

Check? I tried that once. Cashier probably burst out laughing as soon as I walked away, but she did politely say no with a straight face. You won't find anywhere within a mile of casino that will cash a check without either a pound of flesh or even more fees than the ATM. (When I first started playing poker this took me by surpise - at a bridge tournament they will happily cash checks, in or out of state, for any member of the bridge league.)

Edit: Also, you mentioned "Saturday morning." Is going to the bank on a Saturday morning really a problem in that part of the country? Saturday banking was a new experiment ten years ago, but virtually all banks in my hometown are now open either 10-2 or 10-4 Saturdays. I sorta assumed that sort of trend hit big cities in the East before it percolated down to me.