Las Vegas took one step closer Friday to landing major college postseason events such as the Final Four men’s basketball tournament and the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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Boise State defeated Wyoming 68-51 on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center to win its third consecutive Mountain West women’s basketball tournament and fourth in five years. The victory gave the Broncos the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA has at least temporarily changed its policy toward legalized sports betting, clearing the way for Las Vegas to bid on championship events such as the Final Four.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a nationwide ban on single-game legalized sports betting outside of Nevada. That could help Las Vegas’ case to host NCAA championship events, which currently is prohibited.
UNLV is certain to pocket nearly $100,000 next fiscal year — and about $600,000 over the next six years — and will get more if UNR continues to advance in the NCAA Tournament.
The Mountain West is sending multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. Regular-season champion UNR was chosen as a seventh seed and Mountain West tourney champ San Diego State as a No. 11.