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Las Vegas Is Great Host For High-Profile Individual Soccer Matches, But Don’t Expect Major League Soccer In Vegas Any Time Soon

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Don Garber, Joe Maloof, Mark Davis, Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Sometimes things are just not meant to be. Bad timing. Plans that are

NBA superstar LeBron James wants to own a team in Las Vegas.

AFC Bournemouth Allegiant Stadium Marketing Michelob Ultra Arena MLS NASCAR NBA T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center

Next Major League Sports Team In Las Vegas? Follow The Venues

March 10, 2023March 12, 2023 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Don Garber, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, LeBron James, Tim Leiweke

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer More than 100 college basketball teams have played in Las Vegas this week.

MLS

Las Vegas Mayor On Potential MLS Team Owner: ‘I’m Hopeful He’s A Community-Minded Visionary’

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Nassef Sawiris, Steve Sisolak, Wes Edens

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she has not talked with the potential MLS ownership

MLS Soccer

MLS Commish Say Las Vegas Is Frontrunner For 30th League Team, But San Diego, Phoenix In Play, Too

December 7, 2021 Alan Snel Don Garber

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is the frontrunner to be Major League Soccer’s 30th team with Milwaukee Bucks

MLS

In Running For MLS Franchise, Las Vegas Hosts Leagues Cup Final: Club Leon 3 Seattle 2 Before 24,824 At Allegiant Stadium Wednesday

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Alan Snel Don Garber

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Major League Soccer came to Las Vegas Wednesday. Well, one of its teams,

Column COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Soccer

Clues To MLS Team In Las Vegas Might Be Found In Sunday’s Sold Out Gold Cup Soccer Match At Allegiant Stadium

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Don Garber, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The NHL Golden Knights were born in Las Vegas in 2017. The NFL Raiders migrated

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (left) chats with Renaissance Companies Managing Partner Candice Rauter, Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook Renaissance Chairman Floyd Kephart (left to right, standing) at a June city council meeting.

Lights

LVSportsBiz Analysis: Thirsting For Big League Sports, City of Las Vegas Extends Negotiations With Downtown Soccer Stadium Developer

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Candice Rauter, Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Floyd Gephart, Oscar Goodman, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The brand of Las Vegas is getting lots of free publicity these days thanks to

MLS Commissioner Don Garber with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman at the Bellagio where the Leagues Cup announcement was made in July. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell

Golden Knights Lights Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Inside LVSportsBiz: End Game of Leagues Cup Is North America Super League; Golden Knights Prez Says Raiders Arrival In LV Will Help VGK Business

September 18, 2019September 19, 2019 Alan Snel Don Garber, Kerry Bubolz

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Where there’s a buck to be made, there’s a new league to be made. And

Las Vegas Mayor and MLS Commissioner Don Garber take a selfie Thursday during a soccer event announcement at the Bellagio hotel-casino.

Sports Tourism

Las Vegas Mayor Lobbies For Soccer During MLS, Mexican League Event Announcement; MLS Commish Says League Will Monitor Support For Sept. 18 Game

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Enrique Bonilla, Fletch Brunelle

Story and photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell for LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is hungry for soccer in

Photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Sports Tourism

Las Vegas To Host ‘Leagues Cup’ Final As Part of Pro Soccer Tourney With Eight MLS, Mexican League Teams

July 10, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Garber, Enrique Bonilla, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas’ most recent courtship of the MLS and a Major League Soccer team will

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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LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.