Sports Books
The Orleans Race and Sports Book |
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The Orleans Race and Sports Book Details
- Hours of operation: Open daily, 24 hours.
- Payment options: Cash and casino chips.
- Location: On the main casino floor inside the Orleans.
- Type of betting offered: Daily games, pari-mutuel and futures on baseball, football, basketball and hockey. Propositions posted on various events.
- Number of televisions:
42 in the Race and Sports Book. Nine 50-inch screens in sports, 11 60-inch screens, and 22 50-inch screens in race. There are also 95 individual 22-inch monitors in the race book, one at each seat.
- Big screens: One 8-foot by 8-foot screen in the race book.
- Largest TV: 8 foot by 8 foot.
- Food and drinks: Drinks available, and a hot dog cart is nearby.
- Seating: 125 seats.
- Race and sports book director / manager: Bob Scucci.
- Lines posted: Overnight lines posted by 6 p.m.
- Line originator: In house.
- Betting service offered: Phone account wagering for both race and sports. Also, two self-service race and sports betting terminals.
- Comps and specials: Available, based on play.
- Special events or contests: Monday Night Football parties, Super Bowl parties.
"Pick the Pros" Football Contest — the contest has a prize pool of $510,000 in cash. $30,000 cash is awarded each week to the winners.
The Orleans Race and Sports Book Review
To some, there's nothing like the action of a sporting event or a horse race. Nothing compares to the agility and grace required of horse and man as they grapple to defeat opponents - nothing. Not even Mardi Gras. So it works out well then that The Orleans race and sports book offers guests a better view of their favorite action than even the luckiest visitor usually gets for Mardi Gras.
The spacious nature of the book makes sure everyone can see what they want to see, whenever they want to see it. Screens line the length of the top of the book and bigger TVs are placed strategically throughout the area, while visitors can relax in seats with individual 22-inch TV monitors, including 25 individual race betting terminals in the race seats.
Information for races is tracked on Expo boards, while an electronic board monitors sports, making it easy to pick out what you need to make your wagers.
While some books are hidden away in corners or hard to find, the Orleans makes theirs easily accessible, and pretty much a straight walk back, depending on which set of doors you come in.
And with the book open 24 hours a day, daily, it's pretty much constantly a great place to go for a little fun -- sounds a lot like Mardi Gras, doesn't it?
-- Review by Jamie Helmick
