Has anyone reserved/tried to reserve a table in a Vegas hotel sportsbook, during March Madness?

If so how would one going about doing this? What is required for a reservation?(people, amount of bets/drinks)

you either have to get up early, or have played a ton on the tables, thus making you a "valued" guest.

good luck with that.

This is honestly one of those times where this phrase comes into play:

"If you have to ask..."

Best advice is get to the book as early as possible. On a normal college football weekend, the books are packed by 8:30am. Given you are talking March Madness, plan accordingly.

Also, note that many of the high-end, smaller books will only have tables/seats for hotel guests and VIPs(ie: Wynn, Bellagio, etc.).

I will be at the TI sportsbook opening weekend of March Madness.....with 5 reserved front row leather seats.....same as I have done for years now....with my wife/daughter(senior - c/o 09 !!)/brother and his wife....if you see us and want to talk some Aggie sports....slide up and introduce yourself. Ags are welcome to occupy a chair when the wives go out to hit the tables.

Ask for TailG8TR

Gig 'Em !!!

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I'll also be out there first round. If I happen to be near TI, I'll look for your group.

If you or the spousal units happen to play VP at Isla, say hi to Terry...he will take care of you. He makes the BEST mojitos!

Tail,
Love me some Canters! I'll be there from the 17th-21st, but will spend all my time at the Ultimate Texas Holdem at the Mirage

Ill be there same time 18-22 with some buddies from law school. Will stop by if we are in the area.

Mind me asking how you go about reserving seats like that?

Ill be there this weekend....

Hopefully I can find an Ag friendly place to watch the game Saturday.

Be HAPPY to see some additional Ags out there!! Drop by!! Say Howdy!!! Share a beverage and a game (or 20 !!!) with us!!

As for the "how to" on securing seats/table/rooms (yes - there are a few of the books that actually have some private rooms with access to the book and to TVs ) Make it clear that you are an interested patron and are there for the Tournament. Then, I would suggest that you start a conversation with the sportsbook manager on duty and discuss the options with him DIRECTLY. (Not when there are 30 guys in line trying to place bets!! Be smart about this!) Tell him what you would like to accomplish (how many - ? just you and a bud - or a few of you? How elaborate and how much attention do you want- remembering that more will require more if you catch my meaning) and then see where the conversation leads you. You might need to jump through some hoops....but then again....you might be surprised by how willing they might be to work with you. (I really am serious about this...they are in a people pleasing business and they WILL try to help you out! ) Keep in mind that expecting to accomplish anything for THIS March is most likely waaay too late...but open a conversation about how to arrange next year and you will probably be able to work something out.

TI has treated us VERY well over the years and I have nothing but good things to say about Tony and his crew!!!



[This message has been edited by TailG8TR (edited 3/5/2009 3:14p).]

After beating mizzoo.....gonna be fun to watch Ags play while in Vegas !!!!

ttt

Can we just tell the guys at the sportsbook we know TailG8TR?

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but wanted to add a little to the collective wisdom of the TexAgs Vegas knowledge base...

Just got back from a couple days in Vegas for March Madness. Got to town Thursday afternoon. Walked down the strip, sports books at Ceaars, Bellagio, Cosmopolitan, Aria were SRO. Finally headed back to where we were staying. The book at the Mandalay had far more seating, most was occupied or reserved. We finally found a couple of empty seats and parked for a few hours. Seems most seats get "reserved" by 7:30-8 am...a group sends one guy down who stakes out some seats and puts a piece of paper with "reserved" written on it. Everyone seems to respect that. Everyplace seemed to have quite a few seats officially reserved by the casino. Unless you have someone willing to be in the book really early, I'd recommend calling the sports book and seeing what they can do to help.

The lines to make a bet had huge fluctuations, 50 yards long or so at times, 3 people long at others. If you're making a bet, try to do it early to avoid standing in line.

The book at the Mandalay needs to upgrade their televisions badly. Otherwise, I thought it was a good place to watch games and lose some money, and offered a decent chance at getting a seat.