Vegas , Sports Town
With four pro sports teams calling Las Vegas home and more to come , the sports dynamic in the gaming capital has completely changed
By John Reger
In the last six years , Las Vegas has gone from a desert of professional sports teams and events to an oasis , something many thought was unfathomable . The NHL Stanley Cup-winning Vegas Golden Knights , the NFL ’ s Las Vegas Raiders , and defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces have captured this city and transformed it , both on and off the field of play .
Now an organization from the third of the four major sports is looking to call Las Vegas home . The Oakland Athletics have an agreement to relocate the MLB franchise to Southern Nevada .
In addition , the Super Bowl will be held at the Raiders ’ Allegiant Stadium in 2024 . Formula 1 selected Las Vegas to be its third city in the U . S . and will hold the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November . NASCAR makes two stops in Vegas annually , and the PGA Tour one . The NBA Summer League has called this city home for nearly two decades .
The UFC holds its marquee contests here and has its headquarters located 10 minutes from the Strip . The NHL Awards were held in Las Vegas from 2009 to 2020 . College basketball has the Pac- 12 , Mountain West , West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference tournaments . Major League Soccer is also poking around Vegas .
Vegas Golden Knights celebrated their Stanley Cup championship with a parade down the Strip
22 Global Gaming Business AUGUST 2023