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Originally posted by: eholmes
Are you going to post a TR Lisa? I have been wondering how the Big Game Party was- we got the invite but could not go.
Probably not. About the party - it was held in the Pavillion ballroom with 1600 of your closest friends, 160 tables of 10. Prior to the party, one needed to pick up their ticket with table assignment, wrist band and swag (NFL licensed t-shirt and hat). One needed the wrist band to enter that area. With the wrist band, one could come and go as they please.
Betting stations were set up outside the room. Inside, there was a complementary bar to the left, a buffet with stadium type food, build your own hamburger, sirloin sliders, assorted potato salads, shrimp ceviche, fruit, brats, chips, guacamole, etc. Near the coffee station was a build your own taco station, and an assortment of cookies and brownies were available at the dessert station. It looked like the same set up was on the other side of the room. They had servers going around offering patrons bottled water and clearing plates.
It looked like there were buckets of beer preset on the tables and there were small containers of prepackaged nuts and popcorn or caramel corn. The game was projected on numerous large and medium sized screens located around the perimeter of the room. One could see the game from every seat. I went to watch the half-time show and probably would have stayed had the power not gone out.
The sportsbook and American Bar & Grill were packed. I was playing in the area near the sportsbook when the game started. It was cool to see everyone in that area stop and pay attention to the National Anthem as it was sung. I happened to be heading back to my room when the game ended and felt like a fish swimming upstream as the traffic flow was heading in the opposite direction. I could tell Baltimore
won by the expressions and attire worn by others.
As you can probably tell, I wasn't into the game as I don't have an allegiance to either team. However, it was a really fun time to be in Vegas.
