Page 9 - Hawaii Island MidWeek - Feb 10, 2021

FEBRUARY 10, 2021 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 9
The Super Feeling Returns
Before the arrival of the Vegas Golden Knights and the Las Vegas Raiders to the Ninth Island, Vegas was known as a sports city — although not in the traditional sense, as most sporting events were watched in sportsbooks and sports bars.
ESPN’s The Daily Wager, which is shot in the studio located in The LINQ Hotel + Experience.
with the demand for the limited seating, this fee increased sig- nificantly.
It’s no secret that sports betting is highly popular in Vegas, dating back to the first sportsbook in a casino, Union Plaza, in 1976. Since then, nearly every casino here and in surrounding areas has a sportsbook. The love of sports and sports betting has evolved to even the use of sports bet- ting apps and a daily show,
With this combined focus on the sports fan and the sports better, it’s not a sur- prise that thousands flock to Las Vegas for big events — and the Super Bowl is one of the largest. With current COVID restrictions that in- clude reduced capacity to 25 percent, Super Bowl Sunday in Vegas looked and felt a lit- tle different this year; how- ever, there were still multiple places to cheer on your team.
Regardless of which team won this past Sunday, these lucky locals are celebrating their own wins. Congrat- ulations to Mark K. from Wai‘anae ($6,608), Elizabeth I. from Mililani ($5,850), Jessi- ca H. from Pearl City ($7,555) and Cliff R. from Mililani ($6,336) on your big wins at The California Casino!
The majority of sports- books required reservations for the regular NFL season, and
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(Clockwise from top left) Mark K. from Wai‘anae ($6,608), Elizabeth I. from Mililani ($5,850), Jessica H. from Pearl City ($7,555) and Cliff R. from Mililani ($6,336) recently won big in Vegas. PHOTOS COURTESY VACATIONS HAWAI‘I
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