LVCVA Board To Vote Tuesday On Spending $26 Million On College Basketball’s Final Four In 2028
By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LVCVA staff will be asking the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board Tuesday to approve spending $26 million for college basketball’s Final Four event at Allegiant Stadium in April 2028.
The public tourism agency has already approved expenditures of $35 million for Super Bowl 58 in Feb. 2024 and $40 million for the scheduled college football’s championship game at Allegiant Stadium in Jan. 2027.
The LVCVA board typically approves these million-dollar spending deals with sparse public discussion.
Here’s why LVCVA staff wants the board to approve $26 million in public dollars for the NCAA basketball tournament’s Final Four at Allegiant Stadium, according to Tuesday’s board meeting agenda:
The LVCVA board is also slated to vote on spending $250,000 on UFC International Fight Week in June, $500,000 to TKO Group Holdings to promote the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford boxing match at Allegiant Stadium in September and $400,000 to The Sports Events & Tourism Association for a symposium in Las Vegas in April 2026.
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