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Las Vegas Bowl grows into big-time event

The Las Vegas Bowl, now in its 20th year, has evolved from a means to plug slow visitation to a valuable week on the city’s special events calendar.

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Las Vegas may score an economic touchdown from Super Bowl

If predictions are correct, this Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will have a nongaming economic impact of $85.6 million locally, while sports books estimate a handle of $88 million to $90 million.