GREATEST CITY in the WORLD- Las Vegas part 1… New SPORTS CAPITAL of the World

Las Vegas is the greatest city in the world, and that’s why thousands of people move here every month, going on decades. In this 5 part video series, I’m going to share the factors that separate living in Las Vegas from anywhere else on the planet. The 1st, that we’ll review today, is that we are now, the Sports Capital of the world.Show more

The NFL Pro Bowl was hosted here at Allegiant stadium, and is home to the Las Vegas Raiders. Las Vegas is the #1 destination for parties. A report by online casino NJ.bet named LV the #1 best city to watch the Super Bowl.

Last year, the NFL draft was held at Caesar’s Forum on the Las Vegas Strip…and this time next year Super Bowl 57 is coming, which sports columnist Ed Graney wrote “just carved the title ‘sports capital of the world’ into cement.” That weekend will bring in hundreds of thousands of visitors. Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said the economic prize in 2024 will be in the range of $500 million, with another $70 million projected in state and local taxes.

We’ve long been known as the boxing Capital of the World, or Boxing Mecca. I remember, as a kid meeting undisputed champ Larry Holmes at Caesar’s palace. And, Iron Mike Tyson fights were always a big deal… and, still the biggest mega fights on the planet are held here.
Then, when UFC started to get popular, Las Vegas became the mixed martial arts Capital of the World, as the UFC is based here in Las Vegas.

The Vegas Golden Knights would practically sell out every game at the T-Mobile arena in their inaugural season , finishing 4th in average arena capacity filled per game at 103.9% due to the amount of standing room only tickets they provide.

UNLV sports including the Runnin’ Rebels men’s basketball team has been a local favorite since the Tark the Shark days leading to the National Championship in 1990. LV will host the 2028 Men’s Final Four. LV has always been a top destination for March Madness.
The NCAA’s West Regional will play out next month at T-Mobile Arena, where the region’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight of the men’s tournament will be decided.

Local WNBA team the Aces won the championship recently, and are expected to repeat. We already have an NBA G-league team Ignite…Naturally, it’s only a matter of time before an NBA team lands.

One of the biggest stories recently is Formula 1. F1’s CEO Stefano Domenicali and Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO Renee Wilm discussed November’s race and its potential economic impact during a panel. Wilm said F1 will bring a $1.2 billion economic impact in one year and more than 7,000 jobs to the community. They said F1 wants a permanent presence in Las Vegas, and Las Vegas is the perfect market for F1 and will serve as its home in North America. The Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to take place this November
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway has hosted Nascar since 1998, in addition to several other auto racing events like drag racing.

Triple A baseball team the Aviators hosts big league scheduled games at the Las Vegas Ballpark, and relocation efforts for the OAKLAND A’s to Las Vegas is looking good.
The 1st National Finals Rodeo (NFR) was held in LV in 1985, and has been a big part of LV success for decades. This will mark the 37th year held here.

And, we are home to several other Pro & Semi-pro teams including the XFL Vegas Vipers, Henderson Silver Knights hockey, Lights FC soccer, Ramblers Volleyball, Knight Hawks indoor football, Desert Dogs lacrosse…as well as host to many more events including the NBA Summer League, US Bowling Championships, PGA golf series, and Rugby Sevens…

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