{"id":449,"date":"2008-03-13T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2008-03-13T13:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/top-las-vegas-sports-books\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T03:45:00","slug":"top-las-vegas-sports-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/top-las-vegas-sports-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Las Vegas sports books"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Joe Vegas<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re a
\ncollege hoops fan about to get swept up in madness of March, Las Vegas may offer your best alternative bet
\nfor courtside action. These Las Vegas<\/strong><\/a><\/st1:city> hotels<\/strong><\/a> boast three of the best and most well-known betting arenas in this city built upon
\ngambling.\n<\/p>\n

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Las Vegas Hilton<\/strong><\/a>, 3000 Paradise Road<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

You go to a
\nsports book to watch those games you’ll never see at home without the NFL
\nchannel or the NBA channel, or without flying to some far-flung city and
\nbuying an expensive ticket. But with the stadium-style seating of the Hilton,
\nand massive screens everywhere showing every game imaginable, it’s just like
\nbeing there.<\/p>\n

Cocktail
\nwaitresses are there even before you call. When you get the urge, you can walk
\nup and place $20 on the Packers, and before the end of the day, double or
\ntriple — or lose — the money. <\/p>\n

It’s like
\nbeing at home with your own comfy seat, but when you want to share in the glory
\nor agony of sport, and betting, there are dozens more all around with whom to
\ncommiserate.<\/p>\n

<\/st1:placename><\/st1:place><\/p>\n

Caesars Palace<\/a><\/strong>, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South <\/strong> <\/p>\n

For sheer
\nviewing pleasure, this Las Vegas<\/strong><\/a><\/st1:city> hotel<\/strong><\/a> is the place to go. Caesars Palace has a dozen massive plasma screens, another half-dozen 15-foot screens, one TV
\nthat is 20-by-30 feet, and a huge board that flashes the changing lines.<\/p>\n

But it’s
\nnot just the flowing drinks, the camaraderie with fellow money winners or the
\nmajesty of spending at least one Sunday ina place where you can watch all the
\nfootball action at the same time.<\/p>\n

Caesars has all that, but it also has the history — Muhammad Ali<\/strong><\/a>, Sugar Ray Leonard<\/strong><\/a> and who can forget the footage of Evel Knievel<\/a> <\/strong>breaking every bone in his body as he jumped the Palace fountains?<\/p>\n

MGM Grand Hotel and
\nCasino<\/a><\/strong>, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MGM
\nGrand offers a more high-energy environment in its Race & Sports Book.<\/p>\n

Each
\nof the 49 seats on the main floor boasts its own 15-inch television. Additionally,
\nit’s got 36 60-inch plasma screens and eight 42-inchers.<\/p>\n

It
\nalso has four second-level "skyboxes" where eight to 10 VIPs can enjoy privacy,
\ncutting-edge electronics, and a bird’s-eye view of the casino action.<\/p>\n

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