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| - The Sports Book at Green Valley Ranch is a good place for football game day whether or not you're a big gambler.
The main wall of the sports book is covered in flat screen televisions, showing 8-10 of the main football games being played at any one time. Compared to the sports books on the strip, the screens are a little small, but Green Valley has made some smart moves to compensate. First, they have installed about 33 small televisions in semi-private booths, so you can always switch to the game you personally want to watch on your small tv while keeping an eye on the main game broadcast on the big screen (the audio piped into the sports book is from the main game). Some folks feel that the semi-private booths make the sports book seem a little cramped or less communal, but head there on a football day and you'll find plenty of people talking to each other about the game or just yelling at the screen over a referee's bad call.
And, unlike the insanely overpriced drinks on the strip, Green Valley offers a variety of drink specials depending on the day. On football game day, they offer $1 hot dogs and $1 Budweiser beers (self-serve) and a number of hard-working, very friendly cocktail waitresses who are always roaming the room if you'd like something else.
If you're a gambler, the sports book also does a good job keeping the lines short by staffing a lot of ticket registers. If you've ever tried to place a bet in the last ten minutes before kick off, you know how important that is.
Bottom line: a solid place to watch football with enthusiastic fans/bettors.
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