Worst Sports Books in Vegas . . .

I would make a bet in one of these books if the price is right, but I wouldn't watch the game here:

1.  Harrah's.  This place is like those old vegas books-only shops.  Remeber Churchill Downs Book?  The TV screens are old and the color on the screens are ridiculously bad.  Harrah's is supposed to be the flagship property for Cesar's Entertainment.  In other words, Harrah's was too ashamed to attach their own name on their company, so they used Cesar's name.  The same thing applies to this decrepid sports book.  But, it's usually crowded.

2.  MGM.  The MGM property has over 5,000 hotel rooms, so yeah, their sportsbook will be crowded, but there's not a whole lot of space in this place and many times customers are walking in front of the screens blocking out the action.  One would expect better.

3.  Excalibur.  Back when I was still betting horses, I was there and there is absolutely NO LIGHTING to handicap the races!  How can you study with no lights in the book or at the tables?

4.  New York New York.  This place is way too small and it's near the exit so transient people stop by out of curiosity making it too crowded.  It's right next to the formerly ESPN sports zone, so one would expect a bigger book.

5.  Bally's.  I've never been in this book because I don't know where it is.  Seriously, I've NEVER BEEN IN THIS BOOK! So if I can't find it, there is the problem, bad accessability.

ive noticed that promark has a kind of negative attitude, most of his threads are negative. Why is this promark? most of his threads start with "worst"........... cant we be positive ? dont you have any good experiences? wouldnt we all like to bring the forum "up" instead of "down"?

NY/NY is great for making bets without lines...especially halftime bets...then going back into the Sporting House (which is far superior to the old ESPN Zone run by Disney)....or having outrageously good mexican food (some of the best in Vegas) at Gonzalez..and cheap too. The new burger bar with angus beef burgers has great flat screens at the bar which is a 90-second walk to the sportsbook.

If you are the kind of person who prefers to hang out in a sportsbook, then, yeah, it's not for you. But if you have a life in addition to being a gambler, then why hang out in a sportsbook?

NY/NY, IMHO, is the best sportsbook for making a bet and going on with your life.

freshros, here are my favorite books:

1. Tropicana.  It's well designed with state-of-the-art screens and managers who will switch them fast depending on the action,  It's a cantor book so the tables have much info especially for horse betttors like win, place and show pools.  Plus its only a 3-minute walk to MGM's book and a 5-minute walk to Hooters book for price shopping.

2.  Venetian.  Also a cantor book, the atmosphere is loud on college saturdays and NFL sundays.  The screens are top notch.  The big negative about the Trop and Venetian is their drink comps are stingy.  Keep that in mind.

3.  Cesars.  A big airy book that draws enthusiastic crowds, probably because Cesars has such a divers clientele.  What that means is that Cesars isn't an upscale property, it's more middle-class filled with people who like to think their upscale.  But that's what makes it comfortable and fun.

4. Palazzo.  Legasse's stadium is certainly unique.  It's like being in the downstairs den.  If you've never been there, give it a look.

5.  Monte Carlo.  I watched a soccer game here one time and it was fun (I didnt have a bet, but there were large crowds rooting for Mexico against Brazil).  The design of the book is nice and comfortable.

Yeah the Circus book is bad and the Riviera accross the street is bad too.  You can't see in the Circus book.  But that propert hasn't changed much over 30 years and is kind of nostalgic.  Circus Circus still packs them in even though it's not really connected to the other strip hotels anymore.

Stayed at the Circus about a year ago (not by choice) & the book isn't that bad...........mostly because nobody goes in there. It's pretty small but I guess they renovated it a couple years ago so at least it's fairly clean & the seating is comfortable. They weren't too tight with drink tix but it didn't matter because the drinks sucked.........I either got beer or was mixing my own in the room.

  Not saying I wanna go back there but it was tolerable..........+ the LVH is only a 10 min. walk from there.

Bwha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Sorry that is the Barbary Coast and 20 something females. Not that there is anything wrong with the other way.

Yep...When I lived in Florida I never went to Disney World, or those Gator Parks either...Its for tourists- 

And its not even fun for a few weekends a year..Its never fun