Sports, Las Vegas

It was June 24th of last year and the Cardinals were playing the Cubs. I HAD to put down a bet-I was in Vegas, I just had to do it! I put $20 on the Cardinals winning the game and came away with $38! Not too bad, I guess. I used the most famous sports book--the Opening Line @ the Stardust. Got comped 2 free drinks, but we left the next day and I never got to use them!

If your a petrol head you can't miss this. Drive your own NASCAR around the oval at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at over 150mph. Myself and several friends did this and enjoyed every lap (8 full laps in total). The cost is around $200+ or you can pay around $80 and have someone drive you around the track (much mroe fu to drive yourself though).

A sports book is a place where you can bet on sports events such as pro baseball and hockey, pro and college basketball and football, boxing, golf, and horse racing. Many Strip hotels offer multimillion dollar multimedia rooms with dozens of TV screens and satellite feeds. There are many esoteric bets, for example betting on both teams' total score to be "over or under" a certain sum, or betting on a prize fight to end in a certain round: if you had bet on Holyfield to knock out Tyson in the third round of their 1997 matchup, you would have been paid at 20-1 odds (Makes you wonder.) "Parlay cards" pay off big if you can pick several winners on any given Sunday. Sit and watch the horses, or bet on next week's event and bring some Vegas excitement back home as you watch the game. Mail in your ticket if you win, and they will send you a check. The ticket says use registered mail, but I have never had a problem with first-class mail. In my opinion, the casinos are usually honest.

If golf is your game, there seems to be one located every two miles in Vegas. The best time to play is in April, May or October. During the summer, the pools at every resort come alive. In the Spring sports are everything in Vegas and the Television sets, to watch them on, are ridiculously large.

Video Game wonderland with something for all ages. It features high-end interactive video games. This huge facility has motorcycles to ride, race cars to race, the biggest and best video games that I have seen anywhere. It also has the world's largest rock climbing structure that offers climbing opportunities for the beginning and experienced climber. Climbing to the top was the highlight of my son's trip to Las Vegas, he took a very challenging route and made it to the top.

Wet & Wild - Las Vegas Waterpark.
This water park is conveniently located on the Las Vegas strip and it ofers 15 acres of the most amazing rides, slides, chutes, floats and flumes. Combine this with with the fabulous Las Vegas sunshine and you have a perfect family attraction. This is a really big hit with the kids and is fun for adults as well.

Las Vegas is a hot place and this is a fun place to cool off. A bit on the expensive side at $24, under 10 at $18. Open March - Sept., 10AM-8PM. Look for discount coupons in local magazines.

bike rideing, skate boarding everything....