LVSportsBiz Roundup: Public Money For Athletics Ballpark In Vegas?; Raiders Ticket Prices; Pacquiao On Boxing vs Life Outside Ring; NFL Betting Panel
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
It was just a few minutes before the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium ribbon-cutting Saturday and local Las Vegas leaders like LVCVA chief Steve Hill were lined up before the 3 PM event before the Raiders-Seattle Seahawks preseason game three hours later.
LVSportsBiz.com saw Hill on line and asked the CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) if there was any public money around to help the Oakland Athletics build a possible ballpark in the Las Vegas market.
Hill chuckled behind his mask and said, “Ask her.”
And he pointed to Clark County Commission Chairperson Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
“There’s no money,” Kirkpatrick said before she, Hill and the rest of the local dignitaries filed over to cut the stadium ribbon with big scissors. The Raiders received a record NFL stadium subsidy of $750 million from Southern Nevada, while Howard Hughes Corp. owner of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, received $80 million for their ballpark naming rights deal. The city of Henderson also gave public money to Golden Knights owner Bill Foley for the new Silver Knights 6,000-seat arena off Green Valley Ranch Parkway and the VGK community ice center in downtown Henderson.
Good luck, Oakland Athletics, in your quest for public dollars for a $1 billion retractable-rood ballpark here in the metro Vegas market.
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Speaking of the Raiders and their stadium, the team’s tickets are going for an extraordinary price on the secondary ticket market.
TicketiQ looked at the Raiders’ home game ticket prices on the secondary market and compiled these two charts.
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Speaking of tickets, the Las Vegas Aces are selling single-game tickets to non-season ticket holders. Check out LVSportsBiz writer Cassandra Cousineau’s story on the topic.
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Speaking of Cassandra’s reporting, she caught up with boxer Many Pacquiao for LVSportsBiz.com this week.
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Interesting photo by LVSportsBiz.com photographer Daniel Clark, who captured the BetMGM signage on the Luxor exterior through the Raiders stadium doors that open out to the Strip and the east side of 1-15 during Saturday’s Seattle-Raiders preseason game.
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Circa is holding an NFL season betting panel discussion with the folks from the Vegas Sports and Information Network (VSiN), which has a home at the prominent downtown hotel and casino. It’s scheduled for 3-5PM in Circa’s Warehouse event space on Aug. 28. Here are the panelists:
- Michael Lombardi – Michael Lombardi is a former NFL General Manager and three-time Super Bowl winner. He is now a top podcaster and radio host, sharing his 35 years of industry knowledge as the host of “The Lombardi Line” on VSiN.
- Mike Pritchard – The pride of Rancho High in Las Vegas, Mike Pritchard won a National Championship as a wide receiver for the Colorado Buffalos. He was the 13th overall pick of the 1991 Draft and had a nine-year career in professional football. Pritchard currently co-hosts “Betting Across America” on VSiN.
- Cris Zeniuk “Las Vegas Cris” – A professional gambler in Las Vegas, Zeniuk has had an unprecedented run in football contests over the past decade including second and fifth place finishes in the Circa Million Football Contest, winner of the Wynn Casino $100k Single Survivor and winner of the Stations Casinos’ Last Man Standing Contest for $52k.
- Matt Metcalf – Matthew Metcalf was named Director of Sportsbook Operations for Stevens’ properties in June 2018 and leads the development of Circa Sports books across the Las Vegas valley and beyond. Metcalf uses his experience as both a bookmaker/oddsmaker and professional sports bettor to provide a pivotal perspective in the sports betting industry.
- Mike Palm (Moderator) – As Vice President of Operations, Palm brings more than 20 years of experience in the gaming industry to the executive team at Circa, the D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. He comes from managing casino operations in multiple jurisdictions, including Nevada, New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa. Mike also hosts “The Nutz” on The Sports Betting Network, VSiN.
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