TAP Sports Bar Happy Hour. The Strip

The stadium-style screens at TAP let you track a half-dozen afternoon games at once, which is the whole reason to pick this spot over any other Strip sports bar. It sits inside MGM Grand, so you can roll in off the casino floor and post up at a booth that has its own TV.

Happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 3 to 6pm. The draft beer drops to $4 and well drinks to $5, with wine at $6. On the food side you can split half-price appetizers, grab $8 sliders, or order the $10 wings. For a casino-attached bar on Las Vegas Boulevard, that combination of a draft and a plate of wings under fifteen bucks is hard to beat.

This works best on a weekday afternoon when the crowd thins out and you can actually flag a server. Game days pack the place and service slows accordingly, so arrive early if there's a matchup you care about and you want a seat with a clean sight line. The bar area runs loud and lively; booths are the move for groups who want to talk.

One practical note: parking at MGM is a chore. Valet if your budget allows, or leave the car at a neighboring property and walk over. Bring an appetite for the deals, not for fine dining, since the kitchen does solid bar food and nothing more ambitious than that.