Excalibur Race and Sports Book

Details

• Hours of operation:
  Sunday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Friday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
• Payment options:
  Cash or casino chips.
• Location:
  On the main casino floor next to the Sherwood Forest Cafe inside the Excalibur.
• Type of betting offered:
  Daily lines (straight bets, money lines and totals), weekly odds for golf, soccer, mixed martial arts, hockey, NASCAR and tennis, parlays, teasers, futures (for NBA, Super Bowl, World Series, NCAA basketball, Nextel Cup and Kentucky Derby), halftimes on NFL and televised basketball games.
• Number of televisions:
  35, plus a big screen.
• Big screens:
  33 50-inch-and-bigger plasma screens.
• Largest TV:
  8 foot by 10 foot high-definition screen TV.
• Food and drinks:
  A bar is located inside the book, and food service available through hotel room service.
• Seating:
  145 seats.
• Race and sports book director / manager:
  Jeff Hoose.
• Lines posted:
  Usually by 9 a.m.
• Line originator:
  MGM-Mirage.
• Betting service offered:
  Pay-by-mail.
• Comps and specials:
  Comps are available through a points club.
• Special events or contests:
  Every Wednesday horse-racing handicapping contest in the book. Football seasons specials at Dick's Last Resort: Enjoy food and drink specials Sundays and Mondays at Dick's Last Resort, including specialty daiquiris served in souvenir football mugs.