SuperBowl viewing in Vegas

My friend and I (and our wives) were talking about a Feb. trip to Vegas...(he and I both have Feb birthdays - that was the original premise).

Then we got into - hey, what would it be like to watch the SB out there?

And I have no idea...the giant sportsbooks seem like they'd be great - but are they too packed to be enjoyable?

I'm looking for any suggestions - sports books, sports bars, etc. We'd enjoy the "crowd" atmosphere, but not if it's over the top...

Thanks!

Quote: cincybrian

My friend and I (and our wives) were talking about a Feb. trip to Vegas...(he and I both have Feb birthdays - that was the original premise).

Then we got into - hey, what would it be like to watch the SB out there?

And I have no idea...the giant sportsbooks seem like they'd be great - but are they too packed to be enjoyable?

I'm looking for any suggestions - sports books, sports bars, etc. We'd enjoy the "crowd" atmosphere, but not if it's over the top...

Thanks!

Too packed for me. I was out there during NFL playoffs (not Superbowl) and you had to camp out 6 hours in advance to get a seat in a Sportsbook. Standing room only 10 people deep at game time. Many places put some big screen TV's in their banquet rooms for additional seating.

The casinos are not even allowed to use the words "Super Bowl" in any promotional material, marquis or anything. I go every year. They used to promote Super Bowl parties, but sometime in the early 2000s, the NFL dropped the hammer on the casinos and threatened lawsuits. It's loosened up a little since then but it's still hard to find a "Super Bowl" party. I have been going with my family to a non-casino resort near the airport called Alexis Park for the last few years. They have a big (Non-HD) projection screen and some other large LCD screens above the bar. They also have prizes and a host and raffles, free shots after each touchdown, and at the end of the game, they give away some fun and somewhat valuable items. My sister won a Coors Light neon sign that a bar owner from Arizona bought from her right on the spot for a couple of hundred.

As the strip casinos have loosened up and started having "Big Game" events, the crowds at Alexis Park have been smaller which is a good thing. That first year was awful. There are plenty of places having "Big Game" parties out there, just arrive a few days in advance and get your bets in before Sunday. Scope out the smaller places off-strip and you'll find something.

Quote: s2dbaker

The casinos are not even allowed to use the words "Super Bowl" in any promotional material, marquis or anything. I go every year. They used to promote Super Bowl parties, but sometime in the early 2000s, the NFL dropped the hammer on the casinos and threatened lawsuits. It's loosened up a little since then but it's still hard to find a "Super Bowl" party. I have been going with my family to a non-casino resort near the airport called Alexis Park for the last few years. They have a big (Non-HD) projection screen and some other large LCD screens above the bar. They also have prizes and a host and raffles, free shots after each touchdown, and at the end of the game, they give away some fun and somewhat valuable items. My sister won a Coors Light neon sign that a bar owner from Arizona bought from her right on the spot for a couple of hundred.

As the strip casinos have loosened up and started having "Big Game" events, the crowds at Alexis Park have been smaller which is a good thing. That first year was awful. There are plenty of places having "Big Game" parties out there, just arrive a few days in advance and get your bets in before Sunday. Scope out the smaller places off-strip and you'll find something.

Some companies can use the words SUPER BOWL, but they must be authorized by the NFL. Hence Coors Light can give away tickets to the actual Super Bowl, but local hardware store can not. NFL frowns on gaming anyway, so they aren't going to license a casino probably. They've tried to crack down on "The Big Game" too, but I don't know how far that's gone. Ridiculous. The NFLs reasoning is that they don't want people to believe that they've "endorsed" a particular event or contest for liability purposes.