The annual NCAA college basketball “March Madness” tournament won’t have any games in Las Vegas, but that doesn’t stop thousands from coming to watch and bet on games.
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The LVCVA’s board of directors pledged $275,000 to sponsor the USA Volleyball 2024 Girls Junior National Championships at Mandalay Bay June 28 through July 7, 2024.
Preview Las Vegas, the Vegas Chamber’s largest forecasting and networking event and trade show, will take place Tuesday at Allegiant Stadium with several speakers on the agenda.
Allegiant Stadium proved to be a huge draw as advertised during the first few months fans were allowed to attend events at the $2 billion facility.
Las Vegas’ Super Bowl Host Committee will need to raise about $20 million to spend a total $60 million in advance of the Feb. 11, 2024, NFL championship football game.
The nonprofit Super Bowl LVIII host committee on Tuesday will ask the LVCVA for the first $40 million to start planning the 2024 game.
After a respectable run at predicting the top stories of 2021, the crystal ball forecasts some of the ups and downs we can anticipate from gaming and tourism in 2022.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved four major contracts, including a sponsorship deal for newProfessional Bull Riders event.
Las Vegas tourism officials launched Monday their latest television advertisements highlighting Southern Nevada as the “Greatest Arena on Earth.”
Cowboy Christmas, the annual Western-themed gift show tied to NFR, kicked off Wednesday in Las Vegas after a yearlong hiatus.
More than 250,000 people attended the Cowboy Christmas gift show in 2019. Now, after a year’s hiatus, organizers are expecting another promising turnout.
With tourism volume nearing pre-pandemic levels, Clark County doesn’t expect to again dip into a debt reserve account to make the next scheduled bond payment for Allegiant Stadium.
The LVCVA is embarking on the next phase of its “Greatest Arena on Earth” ad campaign focusing not only on major sporting events such as the Raiders and UFC, but other amenities Southern Nevada has to offer.
The transportation agency is launching its Game Day Express bus service starting with the Raiders’ Aug. 14 preseason opener.
Two Nevada neighbors, California and Arizona, are on separate paths toward adding sports wagering, with Arizona much closer to the finish line.