Best Places to watch opening rounds of March Madness?

Goin down march 19-23 lookin for places with great atmosphere to watch march madness

The last time I was there for the first and second round was four years ago, so take this with a grain of salt. But here's what I found then.

 

Bally's used to be an awesome spot. Younger crowd, casual but not scuzzy and good atmosphere. When I was there they designated a nice theatre that held about 1500 people at the adjacent Paris that had three giant screens and was an awesome spot. I think it was $10 to get in and you had to get your tickets in advance. Not sure if they still do that.

 

I also enjoyed Bellagio and Mandalay Bay atmospheres. MGM is another good atmosphere.

 

The Superbook at the Hilton is awesome too. Great service, tons of lines and it's a huge book with a true old school Vegas feel that I would definitely check out before you leave. Lots of options for lines too.

 

If you're looking for a bit off the Strip, The Coast is a book that attracts a lot of local action and has an old school feel to it.

 

As far as ritz goes, the Wynn has a pretty classy book but it wasn't built yet when I was there for March Madness. I just saw it this past year.

 

Hope this helps.

 

To give you a heads up, if you aren't there at least a day ahead of time to reserve your seat, chances are you'll have a tough time sitting down during games. Every book is packed and folks get there early and don't move all weekend.

 

Enjoy. You will absolutely love it. Best place to watch the first two rounds of Madness and you will not believe some of the things you see if you've never been there before.     

which hilton?

the answer is any place you can find a seat, last year we stayed at the Bellagio and the sportsbook was a complete circus. 

imperial palace

 

 

free drinks, can probably get a booth, crazy coked out people walking around