It’s Super Bowl eve, and a mother pushes a stroller while her two young daughters walk on each side of her outside the sports book at Mandalay Bay.
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A reason to like EITHER TEAM MAKING A FIELD GOAL IN THE FIRST QUARTER
Attending the Super Bowl is overrated. I would much rather watch the game in a Las Vegas sports book, and it just so happens that Mayor Oscar Goodman agrees. That’s no surprise, obviously, because Goodman is this playground’s top pitchman.
Marcus Sherman always believed in Stevenson Sylvester, seeing potential most others couldn’t envision. Sherman saw it in the penalty Sylvester, then at Valley High School, drew for what the official said was hitting an opposing player too hard.
The big game is here. And for a lot of dudes, that’s not even the one on TV.
If predictions are correct, this Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will have a nongaming economic impact of $85.6 million locally, while sports books estimate a handle of $88 million to $90 million.
Many UNLV basketball fans will be anxious to see if the Rebels can find a way to slow down Jimmer Fredette on Saturday, hoping the hometown team can avenge a loss to Brigham Young.
