Las Vegas Sports

Although Las Vegas does not have a major league baseball, basketball or football team, it is still one of the best cities for sports fans.  The NCAA March Madness Tournament, the Superbowl, UFC and Boxing matches and the National Finals Rodeo are some of the largest attractions for Las Vegas. And don’t forget about Poker and NASCAR as well.

Though you can not see the NCAA March Madness games or Superbowl live in Las Vegas, the Casinos play host to some of the biggest parties for these events. The sports books show every game at all times and they offer incredibly large TV screens for your viewing pleasure.  They also pack together food and drink specials to attract as many patrons as possible. Las Vegas does have college football and basketball, UNLV, which brings some of the smaller scale tournaments to the city.

The UFC is based in Las Vegas and most locals refer to the UFC as it’s only Pro sport.  Though mixed martial arts events are still growing in popularity, there are already plenty of die hard fans that make this sport an action packed event in Las Vegas.  Las Vegas has also played host to the largest boxing matches in the history of boxing and even though MMA claims to be taking over, boxing is still strong and will be for quite some time.

Some people may not consider poker as a true sport, but it is and it is very competative a attracts players from all over the world.  The World Series of Poker and several World Poker Tour events are all hosted here in Las Vegas and are great to watch or to compete in.

So if you are in to sports and looking for a sports related vacation, don’t rule Las Vegas out of your possible destinations.  Just make sure you plan well in advance for the bigger events as the rooms in the hotels will fill up fast.