Las Vegas Events works under the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. It was initially formed to bid to bring the National Finals Rodeo to Las Vegas from Oklahoma City in 1985. A contract signed with Las Vegas Events in 2015 keeps the Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas through 2024 . More than 170,000 are expected to attend this year
Jerry Herbst founded Terrible Herbst in 1959. The name repurposed an old slight toward Herbst’s father, Ed, who opened Martin Oil in Chicago in 1938. Since the brand’s arrival, the Terrible name has existed in the Las Vegas Valley atop gas stations, casinos and the family’s motorsports team. Some of those ventures are controlled by Jerry Herbst and others by his sons: Ed, Tim and Troy. Jerry Herbst died Nov. 27 in his home. He was 80.
