PBR fun in Las Vegas!
Article by Roberta Stuart
So, you are staying in one of the best hotels in Las Vegas, you have gambled, you’ve wined and dined and you have gone sightseeing – what is left to do? If you are looking for something truly exciting to get lure you away from the luxury offered in the best hotels in Las Vegas, then book your tickets in October and make sure that you are there for the PBR – the Professional Bull Rider finals!
The Event
Every year, Las Vegas becomes inundated with spurs, polished belt buckles and the fiercest bulls in the world. The best hotels in Las Vegas are booked up, but the casinos are bare. This is because they are all at the Thomas & Mack Center, or the nearest bar with a large TV screen watching the PBR finals live! The finals are the last stage in the PBR season, and bull riders have been totting up their Built Ford Tough Series points all year. The finals are incredibly exciting, as there are many extra points up for grabs (5,500 of them), which means any of the top ten riders could win the overall prize.
The Bulls
The bulls are as important as the riders in these events, and in fact sometimes people will follow a bull’s career closer than the rider’s. Just to prove how important the bulls are, alongside the rider’s competition, there is a bull’s competition, where stock contractors can win up to ,000!
The Prizes
For the whole bull riding season, the best bull riders have been competing in many varied events in the hope of getting into the PBR finals and bagging that ,000,000 bonus. “The goal of every bull rider is to make it to Las Vegas and win the World Championship,” says Austin Meier of Kinta, Okla. “I have worked hard all year to put myself into the position of being the top-ranked rider going into Vegas. I know that every bull I ride counts and makes it harder for the next guy to catch me.” This is an event that you do not want to miss out on, so make sure that you book well in advance, as the best hotels in Las Vegas tend to fill up pretty early in the year.
The Competition
The finals have six different rounds in the competition, and all the riders lucky enough to compete will be involved in five of these rounds. Once the points have been totalled from the first five rounds, only the top 15 scorers will advance to round six. The bulls they use in this competition are the fiercest bulls they can find. They are mean, vicious and anybody who is willing to ride one is most definitely dancing with danger.
This is a very American experience and something that anyone can enjoy; from families to groups of friends and couples. If you fancy spending time with the PBR stars then get rooms for a night in one of the best hotels in Las Vegas and go star spotting in the bar in the evening. You might see a Kody Lostroh or a Justin McBride just hanging about looking for some sympathetic company to display their injuries!
About the Author
Looking for the best hotels in Las Vegas ? Roberta Stuart is the Travel Manager for World Hotels, a company offering the best hotels in Las Vegas and a selection of unique and four and five star hotels around the world.