The first round of March Madness begins March 20, kicking off a three-week NCAA college basketball tournament with games throughout the country. Here in Las Vegas, it’s one of the busiest times of year for sportsbooks. So fill out your bracket and test your luck at one of the following March Madness viewing events.
🎉 The LINQ Promenade
The LINQ will have a 30-foot video wall above its outdoor fountain near In-N-Out Burger to catch the action. Nearby, ameriCAN is offering an all-day open bar for $175 and Chayo has plenty of Mexican food (with food and drink minimums beginning at $150 per person) for morning and afternoon sessions.
🛍️ Fashion Show Las Vegas
A viewing party in a Strip shopping mall? Why not? Fashion Show has Hoops in the Hall with the Great Hall decked out in basketball-themed decorations, games, and photo stations with lounge viewing. A Bracket Bash on March 25 previews the regional semifinals with analysis and celebrity guests.
🍺 The Cosmopolitan
After taking a break for a couple years, Hoops & Hops is back at the Cosmopolitan, staking a claim as one of the largest March Madness parties in Vegas. The hotel’s meeting and convention space is transforming into a massive viewing event with walls of screens, couches, and pop-up betting stations. If the action gets dull, you can stay busy with arcade games or even a basketball court to take a few shots of your own.
🌮 Circa
Head to Circa on Fremont Street and choose between viewing at the multi-level sportsbook or poolside at Stadium Swim rooftop deck with games on a 143-foot outdoor video wall.
🎭 Fontainebleau
The Fontainebleau is opening up its BleauLive Theater for college basketball viewing. Admission is free. Open-bar packages starting at $150.
- You can also visit The Tavern sports bar at the Fontainebleau, now that the Nachogate scandal is long behind us. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🥤 South Point
The locals-friendly South Point casino claims to have the Most Massive Madness Party in Vegas — and makes a good case with free admission, free parking, cheap eats, and room for at least 2,000 fans in the exhibit hall.
🍔 Vegas Sports Bars with March Madness Viewing & Deals
- Beer Park at Paris
- Born and Raised in the Southwest, Centennial, North Las Vegas, and Henderson
- Chickie’s & Pete’s at Sahara
- The Front Yard at Ellis Island
- The George Sportsmen’s Lounge at Durango
- PT’s Wings & Sports at The Strat
- Seventy Six in North Las Vegas (two locations)
- WSKY Stadium near Polaris & Russell
