The fast-rising sport gets its moment in the sun with its own convention in the convention capital of the world.
Conventions
Open to the general public and set to take place from July 11 to 17, the convention will be held at the newly renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The nearly 2-year renovation of 2.1 million square feet of convention space added new tropical designs and technology.
DesignerCon attracts more than 70,000 attendees each year and hundreds more artists and vendors.
The massive World Market Center complex next to Interstate-15 has been open since 2005 and brings thousands of visitors to Las Vegas each year.
G2E, also known as the Global Gaming Expo, is the latest trade show to impose a vaccination rule ahead of its in-person return.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced bipartisan legislation for tax credits to provide relief for convention, trade show, entertainment workers for COVID-19 recovery.
MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts have plans to bring back meetings and conventions, major revenue drivers that have been on hold for months.
Clark County’s more than 200 licenced operators celebrated reopening properties Thursday, but the bigger question is whether they’ll be able to build on that success.
Resorts wish they could have more visitors like Cincinnati resident Tony Iori, who hopes Las Vegas will be like it has been so that he can travel here as often as he has.
Latest list: Cases are up to 535 in the state. Cirque du Soleil has launched a digital hub. Find updates here.
The planned May G2E trade show in Macao has been postponed by 10 weeks due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.