Your Favorite Racing/Sports Book in Vegas

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

There are different ways to approach this question.

COMFORT: Bellagio

The book at Bellagio is all about elegance. Comfortable leather chairs, a perfect setting and positively lovely cocktail waitresses.

ATMOSPHERE: Hilton

The Superbook is absolutely gigantic and they have a contest every Saturday called Superbook Saturdays for $30 which has a decent pot and is a fun addition to the day. You will also have no issue getting a seat as there are over 200 available to race players.

RACE ORIENTED: Orleans

The problem with Orleans is that this weekend is the Horseplayer World Series so I don't know if they're opening up the race book to the public. Otherwise, the Orleans is extremely racing-oriented and the comp system is outstanding. One point for each $12 you spend is going to be about the best you'll find in Vegas.

Other good ones are Mandalay Bay, which is positively gigantic but the employees have been rude and they don't give a damn about racing when a Jamaican bob-sled race is about to go off. Good luck trying to get down on a race with three minutes to post if the 12:30 college basketball games are about to tip off.

MGM Grand is OK but they chopped the hell out of the book when they installed the poker room. Caesars' re-designed book is nice and it's in the middle of the action, not closed off from the rest of the casino. I've heard good things about Rio, Venetian is very nice and of course, Wynn is top notch.

Avoid NY/NY as its book was quite clearly an afterthought. I also have had generally positive experiences at Luxor despite getting into a heated argument with a waitress there during Game 5 of the NBA Finals last year when she wouldn't bring me a beer despite me having multiple tickets on the game and a desk full of losing tickets from a long afternoon playing the ponies. She said I needed some kind of coupon.

Here's a good site to visit with individual reviews of the books.

http://www2.vegas.com/gaming/sportsbooks/

Good luck!

NT

dis agree on nyny .ask for rafiel..hes the book mgr and takes care of players well..

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

dis agree on nyny .ask for rafiel..hes the book mgr and takes care of players well..

I'll 2nd that. Stayed there alot of times and they'll track and comp you even when you're not playing a bunch of $$. A bunch of the sportsbooks won't track your play unless you're playing a ton, and some not at all. NY'll track you even if you're doing low bets. Drink coupons go out to anyone making even a couple of horse bets and if you're playing them for awhile, you'll get a handful of them.

One thing I found out in MGM last year was that no matter how many tickets you've got on the non horse racing sports, you won't get your drinks comped... but if you've got a horse ticket, you'll get them free.

best books are Wynn and Bellagio, however I'll gladly be in Caesars, MGM or NY (if I can get a seat). With you staying at PH though, you may want to check out Monte Carlo's book as it's good size and very close to you.

[TheSpyder]

They're all good if your winning....

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

dis agree on nyny .ask for rafiel..hes the book mgr and takes care of players well..

i'm a small player but have been treated well at NYNY the couple times i've played there. was actually just playing and killing some time waiting on a show to start.

[-BT-]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

i'm a small player but have been treated well at NYNY the couple times i've played there. was actually just playing and killing some time waiting on a show to start.

no love for wild bill's gambling saloon dman?

-bt-

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by -BT-

no love for wild bill's gambling saloon dman?

-bt-

we like Bill's Gambling Hall . i like the hotel and the sports book is small, not fancy but it's comfortable.

[onebadbeast]

I THINK VEGAS IS THE WORST PLACE TO PLAY HORSES IF YOU LIKE BETTING MACHINES (SELF SERVICE). THEY ARE IN THE DARK AGES IN THAT REGARD. WHO THE HELL CALLS OUT THEIR BETS ANYMORE? AND THEN GET THE WRONG NUMBERS? NO THANKS. DID FIND A FEW MACHINES AT SOME OBSCURE HOTELS, BUT DEL MAR RACE PLACE BLOWS AWAY VEGAS ANYDAY!

[SlewsMyHero]

Don't forget Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall on Boulder Hwy on the east side of town. They built a brand new race and sports book about 18 months ago. And you get the added bonus of race book hosts Professor Gordon Jones and Patrick McQuiggan. They post suggested plays and also put together group Pick 4 and Pick 6 tickets everyday. You can hear the radio show Vegas Track Talk sponsored by Sam's Town every Saturday and Sunday at 7:30AM Pacific featuring both handicappers on KLAV AM 1230 in Las Vegas, and streamed live at http://www.klav1230am.com/

[deltagulf]

last time i was there the coast casinos were good and lots of room. also didnt need coupons for drinks. station casinos also mostly that is where a lot of locals go. if no car get get to them by bus.