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Okay folks, I'm trying to finalize some plans for the Second Weekend in Las Vegas at Park MGM. I have a chance to reserve a pretty cool spot for the Thursday Night Viewing Party, but I need your feedback first.

As most of you know, for the past decade or so we've been able to get the Executive Penthouse Parlor Suite at the Bellagio, and in fact last year we had two of those beautiful suites. We were able to host the 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League in that suite before the Thursday Night Game and then we hosted the 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League after the game in the same suite. It was perfect for that day all the way around.

But all of the Bellagio Executive Penthouse suites were reserved almost a year ago as there's a huge car dealership convention there that weekend. I had no chance of reserving those suites, and unfortunately Park MGM doesn't have any suites like that, so now we have to get creative.

The Wednesday night Primetime leagues will be held in the Park MGM Convention Center, while all Thursday events will also be held in the Convention Center, including both NFFC Kickoff Gridiron leagues.

But I have a chance to reserve a large part of the bar within the Park MGM sportsbook if demand is there. I can create a tab for up to 50 guests and we can have food and drink before and during the game. I've requested the space for between 4:30 and 8:30 pm PT for up to 50 guests. If you're familiar with that bar, it is a nice big bar with TVs everywhere and the sportsbook is just a few feet outside the front door. We can eat, drink, get merry and even gamble during the game.

We didn't charge anyone to watch the Thursday Night Game in the Bellagio suites and we provided the food and drink, but I have limited space in the sportsbook and need to qualify how many people can join us in the limited space that we have. If you wanted to join us, I was thinking of a $75 charge and cut it off with the first 50 people who sign up. Again, this is food and drink on our tab and we'll pick up the tab at the end of the game. It feels like a fair price for four hours of camaraderie, food, drinks and smack talking with fellow drafters.

We will probably put a link on Registration once we've signed the contract and you can just sign up like you're entering an NFFC contest. Give us a bit to create that and we'll post the link here shortly. Thanks.

If you are interested in attending and want to be one of the first 50 guests to get in, please email me at [email protected] and I'll keep the list here. We can take care of payment later, but I'm testing the interest today. I think this is going to be a great setting, so let me know if you'd like to join us. Thanks all and see you there.

NFFC Thursday Night Viewing Party
Thursday, September 7, 4:30-8:30 PT
Park MGM Bar In The Sportsbook
$75 Charge, Food and Drink For 4 Hours
1. Greg Ambrosius - Paid
2. Mike Ambrosius - Paid
3. Tom Kessenich - Paid
4. Darik Buchar - Paid
5. Brady Tinker - Paid
6. Paul Spiteri - Paid
7. Erik Sudigala - Paid
8. Christopher Gennoy - Paid
9. Shane W - Paid
10. Jeff O’Dell - Paid
11. Wayne Ellis - Paid
12. Ivan Feakes - Paid
13. Bob Fatzinger - Paid
14. David Webb - Paid
15. Keith Butler - Paid
16. Todd Butler - Paid
17. Todd Shoenfeld - Paid
18. Dan Jewett - Paid
19. Josh Bolling - Paid
20. Steven Hutcherson - Paid
21. Daren Eliason - Paid
22. Kirby Morgenstern - Paid
23. Justin Kimbrough - Paid
24. Kelly Kimbrough - Paid
25. Mike meadows - Paid
26. Misty meadows - Paid
27. John Fousek - Paid
28. Jason Magoon - Paid
29. Zach Magoon - Paid
30. Clark Olson - Paid
31. Eric Slippern - Paid
32. Jerroll Hillesheim - Paid
33. Kyle Hillesheim - Paid
34. Scott Stauffer - Paid
35. Aaron Sotak - Paid
36. Wilson Moy - Paid
37. Dennis Verducci - Paid
38. Larry Jacobsen - Paid
39. Kenny Stratton - Paid
40. Pat Chamberlain - Paid
41. David Queener - Paid
42. Steve Queener - Paid
43. Brent Krutzig - Paid
44. Nick Krutzig - Paid
45. Shaun Hickman - Paid
46. Cory Conrad - Paid
47. Travis Stifter - Paid
48. Katy Gjertson - Paid
49. Tony Albertino - Paid
50. Jerald Bradford - Paid
51. Joey Bradford - Paid
52. Brian Harwood - Paid
53. Matt Krantz - Paid
54. Joe Bryant - Paid
55. Dave Cushard

Okay, this idea has gone over well and it's obvious that we're going to sell this out. We only have room for 50 people in the roped off area of the bar, so we'll take the first 50 signups to the party and then close this off. Darik has set the signups on Registration to 50 and then we'll turn it off.

The first 35 on this list are good to go. I've emailed most of you the signup link, but here it is and please sign up ASAP to secure your spot:

https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/football/VEGASTNVP

Unfortunately, space is limited in this venue, but if somehow I can get more space I'll try. Otherwise, you can try to get to that bar early and grab a seat before the public does and start your own tab. That might work too, but I expect this bar/sportsbook to be packed early on that Thursday Night. This should be a lot of fun with a lot of like-minded fantasy players and gamblers in the same room!!! Let's go.

Okay, we are at 50 people for the Thursday Night Viewing Party at the Park MGM sportsbook and almost everyone is paid. I'm trying to see if we can squeeze in a few more guests, but the hotel doesn't want us to take up all of the space in their sports bar that night. Email me if you still have interest, but I can't promise that we'll be allowed more than 50 people in there.

Thanks to everyone who signed up and paid already. This should be a ton of fun with everyone watching the game in the sports bar and gambling through the sportsbook. Should be epic. Can't Wait.

I will send an email with this information, but we are good to go for the Thursday Night Viewing Party in the Park MGM sportsbook/sports bar. We will have drinks available to all who paid for this party from 4:30 to 8:30 pm PT. I will be there to give everyone a wrist band at 4:30 and we'll have a designated area in the sports bar for NFFC members.

There are plenty of TVs throughout the bar and plenty of space for us. We will have a dedicated server for our group, so drink up. We won't have any food as part of the party, so eat before you get there for the game and then have fun watching the Chiefs-Lions game with a bunch of your NFFC peers. Should be a blast.

I'll see you right at the front of the sports bar and we'll have a great night. See everyone there. And if you still want to join us, I'll see if we can squeeze a few more people in, so reach out to me. Thanks all and I'll see you there.