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I&#x27;m heading to Vegas on Friday and I am definitely spending a good chunk of my Sunday gambling and watching football at a Sportsbook.It&#x27;s been a few years since my last visit, but does anyone have any recs?  Last time I had a good experience at the Las Vegas Hilton (Was there a few months before it switched names to LVH), my buddies and I were able to snag a seat in the "fan cave" with leather chairs and the best part was that we received free drinks all day just by showing betting slips.Is LVH still this liberal with drinks?  Also, I was thinking about trying Lagasse&#x27;s at the Palazzo.  If I wanted to get a seat in one of the "stadium seating" chairs, do I have to get there really early (I would think it&#x27;s kind of a dead weekend?)?  Is it first come, first serve or do I need to get seated by a host?  Also, what kind of $$ am I looking at?  I&#x27;ve heard around $50, but is that just a minimum or is that a fee in addition to food/drinks?Any other recs are appreciated, just looking for a great TV watching experience.

SST · Answer

I&#x27;m heading to Vegas on Friday and I am definitely spending a good chunk of my Sunday gambling and watching football at a Sportsbook.It&#x27;s been a few years since my last visit, but does anyone have any recs?  Last time I had a good experience at the Las Vegas Hilton (Was there a few months before it switched names to LVH), my buddies and I were able to snag a seat in the "fan cave" with leather chairs and the best part was that we received free drinks all day just by showing betting slips.Is LVH still this liberal with drinks?  Also, I was thinking about trying Lagasse&#x27;s at the Palazzo.  If I wanted to get a seat in one of the "stadium seating" chairs, do I have to get there really early (I would think it&#x27;s kind of a dead weekend?)?  Is it first come, first serve or do I need to get seated by a host?  Also, what kind of $$ am I looking at?  I&#x27;ve heard around $50, but is that just a minimum or is that a fee in addition to food/drinks?Any other recs are appreciated, just looking for a great TV watching experience.

Bling · Answer

Do yourself a favor and stay away from the Venetian

plasma1896 · Answer

&#x2B;1   venetian book blows.. go across the street to mirage....they smile over there

mafioso · Answer

Mirage is the class of the strip.

SST · Answer

Thanks for the feedback I guess Lagasse&#x27;s is out.  I just googled the Mirage sportsbook and it looks like it has a decent setup.  What&#x27;s the drink situation?  Pretty tough to get a drink ticket?  Again, I&#x27;m more concerned about the gameday viewing experience than the overall betting experience...it&#x27;s why I enjoyed the LVH so much last time (free drinks all day).Thanks again guys...I really appreciate the feedback.

Bling · Answer

Hard to say about the drink tickets.  This is a relatively new thing in Vegas and sportsbooks are changing the rules all the time to see what they can get away with.  A lot of books don&#x27;t even give out drink tickets anymore, you have to pay for your drinks all the time.  I know the Venetion stopped giving out tickets.

mafioso · Answer

When you place your bets, be kind and friendly and give the guy or gal 5 bucks, and say OH can I get some drink tickets, instead of two or three, they will give you like seven or 8 of them, MY EXPERIENCE

bondsman14 · Answer

I agree with Mafioso,Give the writer A small tip,be nice and  see what happens,pretty much works every time!

LeRinkRat · Answer

for my money LVH Superbook (former Hilton) still the best place to book and loaf any given day. as you said, NO drink tickets required. just show your betting slip to the cocktail waitress.a good alternative south on the Strip is South Point. huge book with oodles of TVs and pretty "loose" with their drink tickets

Mrs and I are local so we never go to the strip BUT I know from speaking to other locals that Hotel-Casinos that have "farmed out" their sportsbook operations to the likes of Cantor Gaming or William Hill US do NOT give out comp drinks

Bling now that your in Las Vegas you need to check into a phone or computer account at Cantor, William Hill and Stations. I have a Windows PC account with Cantor and it sure saves a bunch of running around every day. William Hill is Iphone (or similar) based only while Stations Windows PC account requires a Cox Cable connection. Stations also has a Iphone app.

Bling · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by LeRinkRat]  for my money LVH Superbook (former Hilton) still the best place to book and loaf any given day. as you said, NO drink tickets required. just show your betting slip to the cocktail waitress.a good alternative south on the Strip is South Point. huge book with oodles of TVs and pretty "loose" with their drink tickets&#xD;&#xA;Mrs and I are local so we never go to the strip BUT I know from speaking to other locals that Hotel-Casinos that have "farmed out" their sportsbook operations to the likes of Cantor Gaming or William Hill US do NOT give out comp drinks&#xD;&#xA;Bling now that your in Las Vegas you need to check into a phone or computer account at Cantor, William Hill and Stations. I have a Windows PC account with Cantor and it sure saves a bunch of running around every day. William Hill is Iphone (or similar) based only while Stations Windows PC account requires a Cox Cable connection. Stations also has a Iphone app.   [/Quote]Thanks Rat, but I only visit Vegas 2 - 3 times a year.  I also prefer betting ticket and cash in hand.  I tried the Cantor app and there are too many opions, like in-game betting.  I just end up blowing my account balance away on some in-game betting stupid shi-t.

SST · Answer

Thanks guys...I ended up doing the LVH, the free drinks was too tempting. But next time I'm going to do the Mirage, it had a really good setup and the LVH was a little too slow with the drinks (I know, I know, you get what you pay for).

My only complain with the Mirage was I went on a Saturday for SB futures and their sheets were outdated, really annoying to place a bet and then look down at your ticket and have a noticeable difference.

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