Feeling confident in your favorite college or pro sports team? Enough to place a bet on them? You can do just that at a variety of sites in and around Scottsdale. You won’t go hungry while doing so either, with each offering a wide array of food and beverage options to enjoy as you watch your bets pay off (hopefully) alongside some old or new friends.
If you’re new to sports betting, here are some common terms to know:
- Favorite: The team that more people are betting on to win.
- Underdog: The team that has less money bet on them. The “dogs” will, however, pay a higher return if they win.
- Money Line: A set of odds where you bet on one team winning the game outright.
- Point Spread: The margin of points which the favored team must exceed to win.
- Over/Under: The predicted amount of total points to be scored in a single game. If you think more points will be scored, you bet the over; if you think less points will be scored, you bet the under.
- Parlay: A single bet that involves two or more teams winning their respective games
DRAFTKINGS SPORTSBOOK AT TPC SCOTTSDALE
Located right across the street from the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course, home of the WM Phoenix Open, DraftKings Sportsbook debuted in the fall of 2023. The collaboration between the PGA TOUR and DraftKings includes both kiosks and betting windows, 2,700 square feet of video walls and screens, a full-service restaurant, and a patio with video screens, VIP cabanas, and fire pits. Private booths and rooms are also available for parties. Not sure about the betting process? DraftKings offers an hour-long, on-site class that will teach you everything you need to know about placing a wager.
CASINO ARIZONA
At Casino Arizona, the sportsbook at CAZ Sports Bar features three live betting windows and six betting kiosks. Eight screens display betting lines along with 46 4K screens, including two theater-quality projection screens to watch your teams. To enhance all the action, diners and drinkers can enjoy a full menu with 50 local craft beers on tap and a Monday Night Tailgate menu featuring a team inspired sandwich such as Kansas City brisket or New York pastrami.
WE-KO-PA CASINO RESORT
At the WKP Sportsbook, you can watch up to 12 games simultaneously on a TV that is a mere 47 feet wide and 9 feet tall! The main space includes four betting windows and eight betting kiosks (with some on the casino floor), along with plush recliners and multiple highboy tables. Open to the WKP Sports Bar, the space totals 5,000 square feet with 200 seats with a layout that allows the immense sportsbook TV to be viewed from all angles. The restaurant itself features multiple flat-screen TVs, pub food favorites, 36 draft beers from all over the world, and live entertainment such as comedians, dueling pianos and tribute bands.
BARS
Looking to gamble on horse racing? Currently, there is no pari-mutuel betting at Scottsdale casinos, but Off-Track Betting (OTBs) can be found in sports bars and restaurants statewide. Popular Scottsdale OTB locations include Arena Sports Grill, K O'Donnell's Sports Bar & Grill, Tavern Grille, R.T. O'Sullivan's Sports Grill.
