“It’s quite impressive when it’s going on. The purse for this event is often more than the NFR and we build additional arenas as well as horse stalls on the land to the south of us,” Ravenscraft said. “We host the World Series of Team Roping from Dec. You might spot a South Point Vest or two in the crowd. “We turn our Italian restaurant, Don Vito’s into an expansion of Silverado during NFR.” “Our Silverado Steakhouse is where they like to eat,” Ravenscraft said. The resort accommodates by adding extra blackjack tables.
And the people-watching is never better.Īt the South Point - one of the major second homes to NFR families, along with Sam’s Town, the Orleans, the Gold Coast, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and the Silverton - things get retooled a bit when the cowboys come calling.īeer and whiskey are the top requests at the South Point’s bars during NFR, according to Lyne Ravenscraft, marketing director. Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center. You’ll see tractor-trailer loads of hay on the roads.
