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PLACES WE LOVE
Las Vegas
BY AMITY MOORE JOYCE
Vegas Golden Knights entance
Sportsbook at Circa Resort and Casino
Vegas Golden Knights fans
Allegiant Stadium
Step aside, gambling: Sports of all kinds are
taking over Vegas. For years, Nevadans have
wanted local professional teams to shower with
pride, but officials, concerned about a conflict of
interest between the city's betting industry and
the sports teams, prevented Vegas from having
any pro sports franchises. All that has changed,
however, in recent years.
The completion of world-class Allegiant
Stadium in 2020 gave Nevada's first NFL
team-EVER-a place to play. The Raiders left
Oakland, California, in 2020 to re-locate to Las
Vegas. The city turns sports into an attraction,
with red-carpet events, dedicated sportsbooks
(establishments that take bets on sports) and
major competitions, such as Formula 1's Las
Vegas Grand Prix (a nighttime street race) in
November, Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024
and the NCAA Final Four tournament in 2028.
Watch Vegas' home teams-the NFL
Raiders, XFL Vipers, NHL Golden Knights, USL
Lights, WNBA Aces, Triple-A Baseball Aviators,
IFL Knight Hawks, NLL Desert Dogs and
others-battle live against your home team in
shiny venues, including Michelob ULTRA Arena
at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and
T-Mobile Arena.
Alternatively, you could watch from behind
the screens while also participating in Vegas'
primary pastime at sportsbooks. The
Superbook at Westgate Las Vegas Resort &
Casino hosts the city's largest free pro
football party, featuring food and drink
specials and satellite betting stations.
Caesars Sportsbook at The LINQ Hotel +
Experience offers game-day viewing on one of
30-plus TVs, self-serve beer from a wall of
taps and comfortable VIP seating.
Don't want to get out of the pool? No
problem, head to Stadium Swim at Circa Resort
& Casino, where six pools dot the deck in front
of a 143-foot-tall screen, perfect for watching
and betting on sports. Vegas has raised the bar
on sports, as only Sin City could do.
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