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Renee Wilm, Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO (left) and Betsy Fretwell, the grand prix's new chief operating officer (right)

Las Vegas Grand Prix Chief Operating Officer Leaves F1 Race After Five Months; Former Las Vegas City Manager Betsy Fretwell Returns To Consulting

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 Alan Snel Betsy Fretwell, Renee Wilm

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Former Las Vegas City Manager Betsy Fretwell’s tenure as chief operating officer with the Las

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After Las Vegas Locals’ Complaints About F1 Race In Vegas, Grand Prix Not Wasting Time In Pitching Ticket Deals For Road Race In November

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Alan Snel Betsy Fretwell, Renee Wilm

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Businesses Want Formula 1 Race In Las Vegas Moved To New Location After They Lost Millions Of Dollars In Revenue From Grand Prix In November

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 Alan Snel Betsy Fretwell, Gino Ferraro, Jeremy Aguero, Lisa Mayo-DeRiso, Renee Wilm, Steve Hill, Wade Bohn

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBuz.com Publisher-Writer Not only do Las Vegas businesses want to be compensated for lost revenues from

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero with Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO Renee Wilm (center) and Betsy Fretwell, grand prix chief operating officer (right). Photo credits for this story: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Las Vegas Grand Prix’s Constantly Shifting Economic Numbers: Why Does F1 Economic Impact Data In Las Vegas Constantly Change?

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 Alan Snel Betsy Fretwell, Greg Maffei, J.C. Bradbury, Jeremy Aguero, Renee Wilm, Sam Joffray

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It was a year ago when Renee Wilm told a Las Vegas Chamber audience

July 5, 2021

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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