Sportsbook – A Casino Within The Casino
Posted on July 1, 2010 by James WNo Comments
If you have ever walked into a casino and managed to get past the slot machines and the eye-catchingly dressed cocktail waitresses, then chances are you have seen a sportsbook. And don’t let the name fool you, it’s much more than a book, and simply adding the word “sports” to it does not necessarily narrow down your list of options.
No, a sportsbook is a place where sports lovers and gamblers meet. And if you are a fan of both, then you will love simply being in one. The typical sportsbook is home to a multitude of television screens complete with every sport being played in the world at that moment. And not only that, a ticker tape of game scores and other sports information dances across your eyes, bordering the television screens in a gambler’s version of Time Squares.
After walking into my first sportsbook, and I am not much of a sports fanatic beyond the occasional finals match, MMA title fight or conference final, I could not help but locate the nearest vacant seat and watch. If I am not much of a sports connoisseur, then my wife still has to discover the concept. Nevertheless, on a recent trip through the Vegas Strip, as we cut through the lobby of the MGM Grand Casino, I could not help but guide her by the hand to the scene of my first sportsbook. Comfortable seating, matched by a tall and glimmering display of sports images and live competitions, any one of which I could have wagered upon should I have so desired. Though the symphony spectacle of organized competition was more than enough to appease the moment and my sweet tooth for sports. My wife did not get it but I knew – a sportsbook is truly a special place.
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