questions about going to vegas sportsbooks for first time

[crockpot]

more questions:

- how likely are they to grant me higher-than-usual limits on a baseball future if they've never seen me before? i'm guessing they don't mind taking a lot of action on a 150% or 200% market, but they don't want to create a situation where they might lose six figures on the bet.

- which books are sharing lines and will move them together if i bet at one of them?

[beetman]

A marker is a casino line of credit.

I've never gotten anything comped for a sports bet other than free drink tickets. I don't know how many high rollers the sportsbooks really deal with--the last time I was there, I cashed 4 or 5 winning tickets in the $300-$400 range, so with the original stake, the total paid out was something like $3500 or $4000. As I cashed the tickets the clerk let out a low whistle and the guy behind me in line said "Wow, nice hit!" which was really bizarre since the bets weren't even that big (not to mention they also didn't know how many losers I had, I could have easily gone 5-9.)

[beetman]

Re: books sharing lines, the largest groups I know of that have joint lines are the Harrah's books, the MGM/Mirage books, the Coast Properties books, and the Leroy's books. I don't have a complete list of which casinos are run by which books but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

[crockpot]

thanks to all who replied. helpful stuff. the strip is really impressive for someone who's never been.

i made the rounds to bellagio, palms, venetian, hilton, wynn. any other major places that don't share lines with one of these?

[MyTurn2Raise]

for nostalgia, I like going to Palace Station just to look at the old boards with marker writing/stickers/etc instead of the electronic big boards