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11-09-2019, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 510
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Las Vegas DownTown
Just got back from Las Vegas . Stayed down town at "The D" SEMA was in town and pretty crowed. The Freak show was in full force downtown but the point I want to make is that very few sports book took wagers on Horse racing. Golden Nugget was where I played.
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11-09-2019, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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I wonder how much online and betting via cell phones took out. No need to go to a casino to do it when theres much more convenient ways to bet on the ponies these days. This is probably why Vegas was against sports betting too, soon gaming sites will take a piece of their action.
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11-10-2019, 01:05 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Also, slot machines are by far the most profitable use of floor space in casinos, and downtown properties have smaller gaming floors.
They've removed a lot of poker too, for much the same reasons.
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11-10-2019, 08:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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I doubt it has much to do with online betting and cell phone betting. Getting pps on a phone is horrible and watching races on a phone is not fun. Its what was mentioned, its a waste of casino space for a dying sport that gets little action.
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11-10-2019, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: west view, pa. now Lancaster, Ca.
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we were at Sam's town sat! nice sports book.i talked to the person in charge of the games and they were nice to show the Pens and Blackhawks hockey game on one of the horse racing screens. guy told me "i have been coming here for years and never have watched a sports game on the screens at this end of the 'book.....you must b special'!
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Buy Sam a drink and get His dog one Too--->mlang
and now in Lancaster, CA.
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11-10-2019, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Off the Strip, the Red Rock 15 minutes west of the Strip is a nice place to watch and bet on horses.
If not in a sportsbook, you could probably get away with using your usual ADW on your laptop too in other places (even though it's technically not allowed).
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11-10-2019, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
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Downtown does not have any good options for racebooks. The Strip(Mirage, Wynn, Bellagio, Ballys) or South Point are your best options for racebooks. Big screens, individual carrels, and a $10-20 bet will get you drink tix.
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11-11-2019, 02:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: west view, pa. now Lancaster, Ca.
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Westgate off the strip a bit is very nice. on Sun. they serve foot long hot dogs w/ several toppings!! it is bigger then sams town and boulder station.
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Buy Sam a drink and get His dog one Too--->mlang
and now in Lancaster, CA.
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11-11-2019, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
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what happened to the Union Plaza?
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11-11-2019, 02:43 PM
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tmrpots
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,285
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lamboguy
what happened to the Union Plaza?
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Union Plaza? It hasn't been called that since 2005. Now it's just the "Plaza."
And as far as I know, they have a race and sportsbook.
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11-15-2019, 08:54 AM
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Registered Wacko
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Belmont-ish
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I haven’t been to Las Vegas since 1990. Am I missing anything?
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11-15-2019, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barn32
Union Plaza? It hasn't been called that since 2005. Now it's just the "Plaza."
And as far as I know, they have a race and sportsbook.
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i bet baseball games one year there when Bob Martin was the linesmaker for the place.
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11-15-2019, 09:52 AM
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tmrpots
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,285
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lamboguy
i bet baseball games one year there when Bob Martin was the linesmaker for the place.
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Bob Martin was "the man" for many years.
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11-15-2019, 10:20 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zman179
I haven’t been to Las Vegas since 1990. Am I missing anything?
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Parking fees.
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11-15-2019, 11:47 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dilanesp
Parking fees.
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in the new casino in Boston they were charging $45 to park your car. after 3 months they dropped the parking charges and gave everyone free parking.
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