What will be the top tourism and gaming headlines of 2020? Read on for predictions about opening Allegiant Stadium, visitation records and what lies ahead for Las Vegas.
Allegiant Stadium
The sports landscape in Las Vegas will change permanently with the arrival of the Raiders to their new home, a $2 billion structure of 65,000 seats.
Jan Jones Blackhurst and Tommy White on Tuesday were reappointed to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, disappointing dozens of Culinary Union members who supported Geoconda Arguello-Kline.
The chief operating officer of the Raiders subsidiary building Allegiant Stadium had a wide-ranging conversation with Republicans about the venue opening next year.
The 1.75 million square-foot facility will have all the features expected in a modern sports stadium and then some when it is completed.
The price to park at each lot will differ depending on various factors including the proximity to the stadium and if tailgating is allowed on the site, Marc Badain said.
Critics still upset with the Raiders move to Las Vegas are stirring up issues on bolts used to attach the stadium roof and the UNLV’s non-conference football schedule.
A hidden gem of the Raiders Henderson headquarters and Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center when the team courts potential free agents sits just across the street.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell dubbed Las Vegas a “Super Bowl” city Thursday during a tour of Allegiant Stadium.
Workers accidentally overtightened and broke eight bolts when attaching the roof to the stadium. Project overseer Don Webb says none of those bolts came from China.
The snag in the scheduling of three UNLV non-conference football games at Allegiant Stadium is boiling down to priorities and the interpretation of five words.
The Raiders announced a new sponsorship deal and name for the team’s headquarters and practice facility in Henderson.
The lift process is no longer on the critical path of the stadium’s construction schedule, so the change in timing doesn’t impact the substantial completion date.
The 85-foot tall Al Davis Memorial Torch, bursting through two levels of the stadium through a giant hole, will create one of the best hangout spots in the entire world-class facility.
Stadium company chief operating officer Don Webb remains confident Allegiant Stadium will be completed by July 31, even though the building won’t be enclosed until April.
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