Were you transferred there from your company for a short long time?
We are on an expat for my wife's career. It will be about 3.5 years by the time it's over and we head back home to Canada.
Casinos never interested me either. I never got any enjoyment out of gambling so I generally just avoid them and never gamble when I go in with others.
We didn't go to the beach that day. We only stayed for maybe 4 hours and just walked around. The weather was nice but it was February and only about 15°C, so not hot enough to warrant sitting on the beach.