Las Vegas is a "one-stop shop" says Jim Tooley, Chief Executive Officer of USA Basketball
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Fifteen Players Participate in USA National Team World Cup Training Camp
The 15-member USA National Team training camp roster and the 14-member USA Select Team opened training camp Aug. 5 at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. Daily practices were held Aug. 5-8 and will be capped by a USA Blue-USA White exhibition game scheduled for Aug. 9 (7 p.m. PDT) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which will feature members of the World Cup training and USA Select teams....Read More
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USA Men’s National Team to Play Only Domestic Exhibition Games in Las Vegas and Anaheim
“The exhibitions games will help our team learn about each other and build the chemistry that is necessary in order to compete at the level required for the FIBA World Cup,” said USA and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. “The Blue-White game will be important in our process of determining the USA team, and playing an excellent and experienced international team like Spain will be a challenge and important in our preparations.”....Read More
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Topping Out Ceremony at Allegiant Stadium
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Raiders confirm Allegiant naming rights deal for Las Vegas Stadium
The agreement, which was brokered by Legends Global Partnerships, the stadium’s official premium ticketing and sponsorships agency, means the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seater venue will be officially known as Allegiant Stadium. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but there are reports Allegiant is likely to be paying between $20 million and $25 million each year....Read More
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Hard Knocks Episode 1: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders | HBO
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Nevada casinos post first year-on-year gains in six months
Figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board showed statewide gaming revenue of $1.04b in the month of June, an 11.5% improvement over the same month last year. It’s also the first month this year that the state has produced a year-on-year revenue gain and the first time since March that the revenue total has topped the $1b mark....Read More
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Arizona Diamondbacks not shutting the door on Southern Nevada
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ primary goal is to stay in their home state, but the team is not completely shutting the door on Henderson.
Not yet, anyway.
“I think we’ll cross that bridge if and when we have to,” Derrick Hall, team president and CEO, said in an interview with....Read More
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McCarran airport continued record-breaking pace in June
The 3.2 percent increase over last June’s 4.3 million passengers marks the busiest June on record at McCarran. With the continued increase in passengers going through the gates at McCarran, 2019 is on pace to surpass last year’s annual passenger record of 49.7 million passengers....Read More
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Dodger Stadium's Postmates deal lets fans order from seats, skip lines
Fans who download the Postmates app can place orders from their smartphones and receive a notification when their food or drink is ready for pickup. Dubbed “Postmates Live,” the service will launch for fans sitting in the top deck section at Dodgers Stadium this week, with a stadium-wide rollout planned for the 2020 season....Read More
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19K Attendees for Fortnite World Cup, Garners Mainstream Media Attention
The popular game’s World Cup, and its $30 million purse, provided a huge new stage for esports. Epic said that between Twitch and YouTube, a maximum number of 2.3 million people digitally streamed the solo final competition simultaneously, making it the most-watched competitive gaming event ever outside of China....Read More
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"It's hard to tell your kids to put down the video games when somebody's winning $3 million"
~ ABC's Michael Strahan ~
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Can Airbnb Concerts And Sofar Sounds Revolutionize The Live Concert Industry?
The intimate concert idea brings a different live music experience to concert guests, especially music lovers. The success of this model has sparked interest in new ways concerts can be experienced and how technology can create new opportunities for artists, organizers, and concertgoers....Read More
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Spotify’s big bet on podcasts is starting to pay off
Spotify reported its podcast audience has grown by over 50 percent since the last quarter, and that it has almost doubled since the start of the year. Earlier this year the company acquired the podcasting network Gimlet Media as well as Anchor, which produces tools to let creators build, publish, and monetize podcasts....Read More
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NFR Extra Podcast
Las Vegas Events has launched NFR Extra, a bi-monthly podcast that focuses on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and features personal conversations with icons that embody the rodeo and Western lifestyle...Listen Here
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