Every year the sportsbooks in Las Vegas offer contests both big and small for the football season. This year there are a few college and pro football contests, including one that has a $100,000 entry fee at the M Resort! Since we don’t know too many people with that kind of dough, we will focus on several others being offered in the desert.

For players who want to participate in any of these contests you must appear in-person to enter. After the first week however, many of them accept ‘proxies’. A proxy is a person that the contestant would designate to be eligible to enter the picks each week. Players can use friends or relatives but may also find a company or person that does this throughout the football season. One of them is Tom Thompsen. He has run a reputable proxy service in Las Vegas for the last three years. Interested players can contact Tom at tmt228@sbcglobal.net.

Below are a smattering of the most popular (and affordable) season-long contests with a deadline before the season starts.

The Super Contest at the Las Vegas Hilton is one of the most popular and longest standing contests in Vegas. As in previous years a $1,500 entry fee is required and entries are limited to two per person. Proxies are allowed and must sign up with contestant. The Contest: Entrants pick five NFL games against the spread each week. First prize is 40 percent of all entry fees. Winners are paid through 20th place. The Hilton also gives an aggregate $10,000 bonus for anyone who picks over 67 percent. Sign-up by 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, to be eligible for a free $10,000 winner-take-all contest on the last three weeks of the regular season. Selections are due by 11 a.m. Saturday each week, unless playing a Thursday game, then all five plays due before the scheduled kickoff of Thursday’s game. The deadline to sign up and get first week’s entry in is 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Get more on this contest here.

The Pro Football Survivor Contest at Wynn Las Vegas has a $100 entry fee with a maximum of 10 entries per person. Players must sign up for their Red Card. Proxies are allowed and must show up with contestant to fill out form. The Contest: Players pick one NFL game each week with no spread and if you lose once, you are done. The last person standing wins entire prize pool. The pool offers a guaranteed minimum $100,000 prize. Each week the games with highest spreads will be excluded starting with one the first week and proggressing during the season. Selections must be made on Saturdays by 11:59 p.m. or one hour prior to kickoff of games earlier in the week.

Leroy’s Sportsbooks offer multiple contests, as they do every season. All of the contest are available at all Leroy’s outlets.

The Leroy’s College Challenge requires a $250 entry fee. There is a limit of five entries per person. This contest lasts 12 weeks using Saturday games only from Sept. 11 through Nov. 27. The Contest: Contestants pick seven college games against the spread (all games are half-points) from a list of up to 50 games. First prize is 30 percent of all entry fees, which would be $30,000 based on 400 entries, but will adjusted depending on the final number of entries. Multiple contestants can win in this one with prizes paid through 40th place. In addition, 5 percent of the prize pool will go to the winner of a mini-contest over the final four weeks. The deadline to sign up is 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 and selections are due by 5 p.m. each Friday. There is a very similar Pro Challenge based on Sunday’s and Monday’s NFL games only. The prize structure is the same as the College Challenge.

In addition, Leroy’s offers a contest with just a $25 entry fee. The Three N Out contest limits entries to 5 per person. The Contest: Players pick just one NFL spread or total with all lines set at half-points. The last person standing wins entire prize pool and if all remaining contestants are eliminated in the same week, they split prize equally. Picks must be made each week before the scheduled kickoff time of the game used. The deadline to sign up is 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Leroy’s will also a free entry into a separate midseason Three N Out starting on Oct. 24 for anyone who plays the first three weeks of the the aforementioned contest and loses all three games. Get the scoop on all three Leroy’s contests here.

Station Casinos, Fiesta Casinos and Wildfire Casinos will offer thier Last Man Standing NFL and College contests for just a $25 entry fee each. There is a maximum of five entries per person and buying four will get one free. The Contest(s): Players pick one NFL game against the spread each week with all spreads will utilizing half-points. Since this is a Last Man contest, if you lose once, you’re out. The last contestant standing wins entire prize pool – for Pro, a guaranteed minimum $75,000 and for college, $25,000. $100,000 bonus is up for grabs if someone wins both the college and pro Last Man Standing contests. Each week selections must be made before the scheduled kickoff time of the game used. The deadline to sign up is 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12.

Player who are looking to enter a contest for FREE and play from the comfort of thier own homes can enter either the OSGA Progressive Pick ’em or the OSGA Last Man Standing contest. The two contests are distinct, but share in common over $2500 worth of prizes with absolutely NO ENTRY FEE.