Two ancillary events to the National Finals Rodeo are moving to Fort Worth, Texas, for a year — the popular Cowboy Christmas gift show and the nine-event Junior World Finals.
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The pandemic will move the National Finals Rodeo, one of the most successful special events on the Las Vegas calendar, to the home of baseball’s Texas Rangers this year.
The retail gift show, held annually at the Las Vegas Convention Center, won’t occur because of the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of whether the rodeo occurs.
Nevada’s largest sportsbook operator would get even bigger by the end of the month if the Nevada Gaming Commission approves a transfer and licensing recommendation.
The coronavirus outbreak sealed the fate of what was expected to be the largest special event on the city’s 2020 calendar and a coming-out party for the Las Vegas Raiders.
In a memo to licensed sportsbooks in Nevada, permission has been given to take bets on the North American Counter-Strike event that runs through mid-April.
Local leaders won’t speculate on a future NFL draft here, but what’s known for sure is that thousands of people and millions of dollars won’t be coming in April.