02-11-09, 05:35 PM
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Favorite Las Vegas Sportsbook
Mine is El Cortez or The Fremont.
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02-11-09, 05:44 PM
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I think I just voted MGM grand by accident..
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02-11-09, 05:49 PM
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wynn
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02-11-09, 05:55 PM
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Don't know sh1t about vegas sportsbook since I only went to one of them in the Luxor. Is there one by the Espn Zone next to New York New York.
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02-11-09, 05:56 PM
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UCONN PK MICH PK PROVIDENCE +2
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My fav was Stardust. RIP.
Of the ones that are still around..... probably Venetian. Not too crowded and located next to a Chinese restaurant. But you gotta valet park cause it literally took me like 2 miles to walk there from the parking lot.
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02-12-09, 02:37 AM
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Depends. If you mean betting, it's the Hilton by a mile. More games, more options. They have totals and halftime lines for every game. No other book in Vegas has that. I can't handle the Flamingo for watching games. There aren't enough TV's. I'd much rather cross the street to Caesars and get a table with a personal TV as well as the big screens. Wynn is nice for that too. Comfortable seating as well and decent cocktail service (even though I very rarely drink when I'm gambling). MGM has the best spread of TV's if you want to watch several games at the same time.
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02-12-09, 02:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Machine Choice
Mine is El Cortez or The Fremont.
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Please tell me your kidding sir. 
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02-12-09, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bigboydan
Please tell me your kidding sir. |
Those are actually nice books Dan, but who the hell put 4queens on the list. They hardly have a chalkboard.
I'm kind of drawn to ****ing Ballys, stadium seating
Coasts, if your in the mood for high level of bullshit,
Hilton book still nice although casino is officially a piece of shit.
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02-12-09, 02:58 AM
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one more nice one downtown.......Plaza
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02-12-09, 03:07 AM
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God. I must be tired. Thought I saw Flamingo on there. Not a fan of the Plaza really. Their TV's are ancient. Another book I like to bet at but not watch games. Not to mention, the place is a haven for the homeless. If you don't mind the smell of booze and urine and watching games on circa-1990 big screens, it's fine.
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02-12-09, 03:17 AM
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Yeah El-Cortez actually isn't bad for a downtown book... Freemont is tiny. 4 Queens' book is the size of most casinos' keno stations. Although, they (Cal-Neva) offer the best parlay odds in town. The Nugget is small as well but probably the best for viewing downtown, as long as it's not crowded and you're not trying to watch more than a few games at once. They have the most comfortable seating. Bellagio sucks because you always have to crane your head up so high to watch the game. However, the seats are comfortable and you don't need drink tickets to get a free cocktail. The Venetian is similar. Ballys isn't too bad. You do have personal TV's. But I hate the projection screens. They should move them up toward the betting windows more so you can see them all better from all angles in the book. Not to mention, you can't bet on Celtic games at any of the Harrahs properties...
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02-12-09, 03:19 AM
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come on Monkey all of vegas is a haven for the homeless except a couple of strip casinos. Typical American city. They're pretty spacious for downtown and have a good setup with those tvs. But yeah, personally I'm not a big fan of watching games in sportsbooks.
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02-12-09, 03:21 AM
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Some books left off the list:
Stratosphere: Soft, slower moving lines. Decent seating. Need to wager at least $50 for drink tickets though.
Hard Rock: Another book with soft dog lines. Zero seating or TV's though. Horrible place to try to watch a game.
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02-12-09, 03:23 AM
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you're right about those projection screens. What's the deal with the Celtics?
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02-12-09, 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by reno cool
come on Monkey all of vegas is a haven for the homeless except a couple of strip casinos. Typical American city. They're pretty spacious for downtown and have a good setup with those tvs. But yeah, personally I'm not a big fan of watching games in sportsbooks.
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Yeah but they seem to congregate there more than any other for some reason. Maybe because they're next to the Greyhound station... Not sure. Can't stand their hard plastic seats either.
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02-12-09, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by reno cool
you're right about those projection screens. What's the deal with the Celtics?
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CEO has a stake in the team. Similar to the Palms, where you couldn't bet NBA or NHL because of the Maloofs' stake in franchises. The NBA recently rescinded the ban at the Palms though. You can bet NBA there now but like Harrahs, they can't accept wagers on the Kings.
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02-12-09, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MonkeyF0cker
Some books left off the list:
Stratosphere: Soft, slower moving lines. Decent seating. Need to wager at least $50 for drink tickets though.
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Stratosphere is (sort of) a stiff book though? (Wouldn't honor Shackleford's expired ticket)
http://www.daretogamble.com/2008/05/...y-winning.html
Last edited by Sinister Cat; 02-12-09 at 10:43 AM.
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02-12-09, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by daggerkobe
My fav was Stardust. RIP.
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I liked that one too. One of my faves was the one at The Trop - small, smelly, every class of bettor crowding into the joint. And one of my uncles was a pit boss out at Sam's Town after he retired from the Air Force and had been stationed at Nellis at the time he left. It was sort of like a mall though, only reason I liked going there was getting comped on a lot of stuff because of his job.
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02-12-09, 10:38 AM
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I make my bets at the Strat and then watch games on the tv's going around in a 360 while playing video poker at the C-Bar.
Good times.
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02-12-09, 11:04 AM
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it's easily the Hilton. my specialty is halfs and there aren't too many casinos who do it besides them. I just place my bets and go home and watch it on my bigscreen
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02-12-09, 12:08 PM
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When I was lived in Vegas they had a little rat hole place called Little Ceasars where cab drivers play .25 craps. The sports book took any action though, you could even parlay any events on the board....even futures with daily games it was a great book.
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02-12-09, 12:50 PM
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Write In: The Mirage
Great beverage service and tons of chairs.
Plenty of TVs and they put the real big games on the giant screen.
El Cortez is actually cool. True degenerates roam there
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02-12-09, 12:55 PM
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I've actually just booked my flight for Vegas today.
April 30-May 4
Mirage and El Cortez will be on the schedule
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02-12-09, 01:30 PM
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Fisshead was homless in 1989 and was able to crash at the RedRock Sportsbook for 6 days one time.
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02-12-09, 03:25 PM
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Did they change the policy of using cell phones in the books?
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02-12-09, 03:34 PM
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Yeah. A while back. You can now use cell phones in the books except at the betting counter and as long as it's not to transmit line information.
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02-12-09, 07:05 PM
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What I like about El Cortez is that you've got a mix of some of the most desperate people in the world. On one hand, there are the guys who look homeless and they are betting their 2-dollar parlay cards. Then you've got the sports veteran in there, the guy who knows more about sportsbetting than anyone else but he's still wearing an old denim jacket and white Nikes. He watches the screen with no emotion. Then you got guys like me who are in there watching the other two classes of people. Then you got trash-talkers in there who are trying to place bets against other people in the sportsbook. You get all of this, a good game, and free beer. Then if you win some money you can go play low-limit craps.
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02-12-09, 07:10 PM
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hilton for numbers
but i always stay at mandalay bay and have to cab there...to many drinks
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02-12-09, 07:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Machine Choice
What I like about El Cortez is that you've got a mix of some of the most desperate people in the world. On one hand, there are the guys who look homeless and they are betting their 2-dollar parlay cards. Then you've got the sports veteran in there, the guy who knows more about sportsbetting than anyone else but he's still wearing an old denim jacket and white Nikes. He watches the screen with no emotion. Then you got guys like me who are in there watching the other two classes of people. Then you got trash-talkers in there who are trying to place bets against other people in the sportsbook. You get all of this, a good game, and free beer. Then if you win some money you can go play low-limit craps.
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now thats the spirit.  
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02-12-09, 07:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Machine Choice
What I like about El Cortez is that you've got a mix of some of the most desperate people in the world. On one hand, there are the guys who look homeless and they are betting their 2-dollar parlay cards. Then you've got the sports veteran in there, the guy who knows more about sportsbetting than anyone else but he's still wearing an old denim jacket and white Nikes. He watches the screen with no emotion. Then you got guys like me who are in there watching the other two classes of people. Then you got trash-talkers in there who are trying to place bets against other people in the sportsbook. You get all of this, a good game, and free beer. Then if you win some money you can go play low-limit craps.
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Heh. You should go watch games at the Wild Wild West once. It's a trip. I'm sure you'd enjoy it.
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02-12-09, 07:26 PM
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red rock
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02-12-09, 07:31 PM
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Pretty rare occurance. Most books will honor expired tickets because they want repeat customers. Perhaps, they no longer want his action. It is Mr. Shackleford's fault, however, for allowing the ticket to expire. You shouldn't ever give any book the opportunity to decide if they want to pay you. With a ticket that hasn't expired, they have no leg to stand on and would put their gaming license in jeapardy..
Last edited by MonkeyF0cker; 02-12-09 at 07:34 PM.
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02-12-09, 11:28 PM
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remember when the Imperial Palace was a nice, independent book?
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