John Locher
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AP
The second Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Las Vegas was a hit, according to the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority. But the overall economic impact, according to Applied Analysis, was down.
Kurt Winkler
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A Nevada teachers’ group has sued to block the state from spending taxpayer money to build a baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip for the relocated Oakland Athletics. -
There’s no other sport that can rival Super Bowl viewership in Las Vegas … except perhaps one. -
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A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las Vegas that their relationship would soon take a much more positive turn after decades during which the league kept the city at arm’s length. -
Bally's Corporation on Monday announced the closing date for the Tropicana hotel-casino in Las Vegas, which will be demolished to make way for a new ballpark to house the Oakland Athletics. -
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There was good in the sports world: the Stanley Cup for the Golden Knights, the second WNBA Championship for the Las Vegas Aces. -
There’s a sports team in Nevada whose success has been unmistakable, but rarely noticed over the last two years. -
A half-billion dollars — and more than eight months of road closures, construction and pavings — later, the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has come and gone. -
While Cuban would sell the team to Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, he would retain control of basketball operations. The agreement would be in the range of $3.5 billion.
