Golden Nugget Sportsbook Review

Here are most of the betting types you can expect to find at the Golden Nugget:

• Money line
• Point spread, run line or puck line
• Over/under totals
• Future betting
• Prop bets
• Teasers
• Ultimate Football Challenge

Like most sportsbooks, the Golden Nugget gets most of its action from NFL games. Here are some of the sporting events bettors can wager on, including the league's playoffs and championship:

• NFL
• NBA
• Major League Baseball
• NHL
• Major professional soccer leagues
• College football and basketball

The Golden Nugget sportsbook online offers more betting options than the land-based venue. New members can sign up using their 24K Select Club rewards card.

But you don't have to go to the largest sportsbook in the world — the Westgate SuperBook — to get in on the game.

Located in the heart of Fremont Street’s never-ending party, the Golden Nugget faces Binion's Gambling Hall and the Four Queens under the Old Vegas canopy.

It's the resort with the $30-million award-winning pool, which is filled with a 200,000-gallon shark tank aquarium, three-story complex and one-of-a-kind water slide.

• Visitors from all directions to the Golden Nugget will travel on Interstate 15 to the heart of the city and exit at Casino Center Boulevard. The same is true for those catching a ride from McCarran International Airport.
• Taxis, ride share vehicles — like Uber and Lyft — and limousines will all likely take the highway north from the airport, which is the quickest route to the Golden Nugget. The 15-minute ride covers about 13 miles in distance.
• The Golden Nugget is one of six resorts located under the barrel vault canopy of the Fremont Street Experience.

You don't have to worry about music over the speaker system at this location.

The Golden Nugget and the rest of the Old Vegas resorts sponsor the Downtown Rocks concert series where thousands of guests enjoy outstanding musical talent for free from May to October.

Unlike the Strip resorts that are charging up to $20 a day for parking, the Golden Nugget and its Downtown Vegas neighbors offer free parking for registered guests staying at the hotel.

• Golden Nugget self-park garage is located behind the resort. Enter off 1st Street.
• Parking is available for those visiting the Golden Nugget. The first three hours are free with validation inside the casino.
• If you're just using the Golden Nugget garage for parking, it's $5 per hour up to a $20 maximum.
• There are two locations for valet parking — one at Gold Tower, the other at Rush Tower.

Visitors from out of town have many transportation options to get to their resort after landing at McCarran International Airport. All of them can be found at the airport's main terminal.

The cost varies on the service and distance to your resort for the following modes of transportation:

• Bus service. It's available on Level 0 at the airport and right outside the front doors at the Golden Nugget.
• Taxis. The queue for taxes moves quickly outside the doors of the main terminal. Taxi service is also available at the Golden Nugget 24 hours a day.
• Ride share programs Uber and Lyft. Download the apps and check out the lower costs for a ride anywhere in the area.
• Limousines. The going rate is anywhere from $85 to $90 an hour.

A taxi ride will cost around $40 from the airport to the Golden Nugget compared to about $25 for an Uber or Lyft ride. The ride share pickup is located on the second level of the parking garage at the airport.

The Golden Nugget provides a smorgasbord of culinary venues to satisfy those looking for a quick meal to others that like to enjoy the food and atmosphere of fine dining. The seafood restaurant Chart House, with its centerpiece 75,000-gallon aquarium, scores the highest rankings of the Golden Nugget's 11 eateries on Open Table.

Other eating places in this venue owned by Texas-based Landry's include:

• Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse is consistently voted one of America's 10 best steakhouses.
• Grotto, inspired by Southern Italian cooking, offers house-made pastas and an impressive list of Italian wines.
• Lillie's Asian Cuisine boasts a mix of Japanese and Chinese flavors and a variety of traditional Asian noodle dishes.

Stroll into the Vegas nightlife with a drink from one of the Golden Nugget's eight bars and lounges, like Bar 46, which boasts high-roller drinks at penny slot prices. Other choices include:

• The Rush Bar is known for its hand-crafted cocktails and bartenders with a long pour.
• The Troy Liquor Bar is the only nightclub on the Fremont Street Experience, with front row seats of all the attractions on the second level balcony.

The Golden Nugget, which has gone through six renovations since it opened in 1964, is the largest resort in the downtown area, with a total of 2,419 deluxe guest rooms and suites. 

But before you head to the elevators to check out your room for the next few days, stop by the world's largest gold nugget which is still on display in the Golden Nugget lobby. The Hand of Faith weighs 875 troy ounces (61 pounds) and is the second biggest ever discovered.

The hotel, which was last renovated in 2014, offers much better room rates than most of the big names on the Strip, like the Wynn and Venetian:

• Multiple room types housed in three different towers — Carson, Gold and Rush.
• Basic rooms start at 365 square feet as compared to suites, which start at 614 square feet.
• Some room specials offer rates as low as $39 a night, including a deal for two-for-one buffets. Suites are about double the price of a regular room.
• Some rooms are dated and smokey, especially those in the Carson Tower.
• It can be tough to sleep in rooms facing Fremont Street with all the late-night noise.

Downtown Las Vegas is more family-friendly in general, and children will love the water slides and pool areas of the Golden Nugget. But, like the resorts on the Strip, this venue charges a $36 per night resort fee, which includes fees and taxes.