By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s North vs South.
Where should a potential new NBA arena be built on the Strip?
The proposals for a possible new NBA area run the gamut from the south end of the Strip across from the Four Seasons and Mandalay Bay hotels to the north end where Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom says is a great place for a pro basketball venue.
Segerblom’s comments about an NBA arena on the north end of the Strip are newsworthy because Clark County commissioners don’t get too publicly involved in the Las Vegas sports development except to rubberstamp sports projects and events like the A’s stadium (on the south end of the Strip) and the controversial F1 car race that has irritated many local residents.
Segerblom, whose district E includes the north end of the Strip, told LVSportsBiz.com that sports venues like T-Mobile Arena and Allegiant Stadium are already located in the south end of the Strip entertainment corridor and that a new arena on the Strip’s north end could be an economic generator on a section of the Strip that could use more help.
Arena proposals on the north end include 42 acres next to Resorts World and near a Vegas Loop stop; the LVXP project on the old Wet n Wild site between the Sahara hotel and Fontainebleau; an empty 38-acre site across from Wynn; and an Area 15 entertainment idea for a new venue that is technically in the city of Las Vegas. All the other arena proposals are in Clark County.
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