Most Rude Sports Books in VegasThis opinion comes from betting over the years at every Strip, Near Strip and Downtown sports books. I am sure there are Rude sports books in other areas of Las Vegas but these are the one's in the most famous areas. This opinion is from an experience sports better so imagine how much worse a first time bettor is treated. No matter how much experience You have there are plenty of times as the bets are moving on the board You may not find Your bet and expect the staff to answer a simple question but these five will not. Now a lot of Sports Books are using LCD tvs with very small print showing the 100's of bets making it even harder to find the bet. The more bets They put on the board the more need to have helpful staff. Number one most Rude:The Las Vegas Hilton Sports Book. Why? You better have the betting number You want to bet or else They will turn You away. This is mostly true even if You are the only person in line. But that can be said about 50 percent of all Books so What makes Them even more rude? Example: Playoffs, 4 NFL games playing, Two on Saturday and Two on Sunday. At 30 minutes before the first game goes off on Saturday of course there is a big crowd to make bets, the place is packed. They have a teller at every spot available but 60 percent of those tellers are handling Race bets ONLY, then two lines have a sign on them 1000 dollars or more bets only and another two lines have 100 dollar or more bets only then leaving 2 lines for the majority of the bets to be placed. Most people that bet 500 dollars on a weekend do so at 50 dollars or less per game so all these people are in the longest lines. These are better customers over the long run but LV Hilton treats them like trash. How many bets were being made by the Race Only tellers? Almost none, the entire time I stood in line not one bet was placed among the 6 or more race only tellers. In fact there was probably only a hand full of Race betters in the whole book but they had more staff dedicated to them. This might have just been mismanagement as much as just lack of consideration to the average bettor.Number Two most Rude: The MGM Grand. This one doesn’t seem to be rude because of the system set up by the management but more the lack of personal skills by the staff. Just not friendly on any level. Ask any question and You get the answer “Its on the board” and when You tell them, no its not, They say “look on the sheets”. The attitude here is the same as LV Hilton, We don't need Your business move out of the way. Number Three most Rude: Tuscany. First I must say this book is run by Cal-Neva not the Tuscany Hotel and Casino. I call these guys the "grunt" guys. You give Them Your bet and Your money, They type it in, take Your money, push Your ticket to you and "grunt". No words spoken. This is a very good way of getting the wrong ticket. Its almost like They want YOU to make a mistake. Read betting tip below, it really needs to be used at Tuscany. Number Four most Rude: Hooters. Just like Tuscany, Hooters does not run Their book it is run by Cal-Neva. The Hooters book is a little better than Tuscany, These guys at least say a couple words when They shove the bet back to You. Number Five most Rude: Flamingo This is not a strong pick because if You can actually get Their attention They will answer a question. But They will do everything possible to avoid eye contact so They won't have to help, like reading the newspaper or making some attempt at shuffling papers to look busy. Anything to keep from looking up. Betting Tip: If You cannot find Your bet ask for it. If You get rude service go to another book until You get friendly service. When You place Your bet be sure to give the bet number (found on the board, sheet or told to You verbally), the dollar amount of the bet and exactly what You are betting on (in case the number doesn't match the team You want). And now most all books have half time, quarter bets and all kinds of other bets that can be mistaken for the bet You want.Example: You want Florida State over Clemson in the full game for 100 dollars. You find the game on the board and see the number 3131 next to Florida State and the number -3 (means FSU is favored by 3). So the bet You make at the window is, "3131 Florida State -3 for 100 dollars full game". If You say that it is the teller's job to correct You in case that 3131 number is a first half bet or if he puts that in and says that FSU is now -4. Its better to get the information corrected before he pushes the button to print the ticket. Then never leave the window before reading that ticket. Make sure its a full game, you have the right odds, the right team and the right dollar amount. Once You leave that window, that ticket is Yours even if it was the teller's mistake. copyright gocheapvegas.com 2011
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