UNLV's Proposed New Stadium

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Whoa. $800 million. I have to think that it will be more of a general use venue than a stadium just for UNLV.
 
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I think it will be general use. If you look at the photo gallery it has pictures of what it would look like with different venus types. (soccer, b-ball, etc)

Congrats to them if they can get this approved and built.
 
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They should move the Jaguars or another unsuccessful NFL franchise in there. Then offer deals on trips to Vegas with ticket purchases. That would truly be America's team.
 
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Seems weird for such a crappy program to spend that much money on a stadium
 
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They should move the Jaguars or another unsuccessful NFL franchise in there. Then offer deals on trips to Vegas with ticket purchases. That would truly be America's team.

The NFL won't put a team in Vegas. They won't even let Vegas advertise on television during the SB.
 
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So they are going to have a screen large enough to show the action in life size scale? Seems legit.
 
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The article says the school and Majestic Realty will be footing most of the bill.

But it sounds like Vegas and another sought out private investor would foot it also

Developers still have not put a price on the center – widely reported to be in the neighborhood of $800 million – but Snyder confirmed UNLV would be seeking more private funding beyond what Majestic provides. The Las Vegas Area Convention and Visitors Authority, casinos and hotels – "the industry" as Snyder called it – also will be asked to contribute an undetermined amount toward the stadium.

Almost sounds - the more I read it - that it's just as much (if not more) for the city, than it is just for UNLV

"This is a three-way partnership between UNLV, our private partner (Majestic) and the industry," Snyder said, "It's natural that they play a role."

Snyder has talked with many of the major casino and hotel executives in town, and said he is confident the hospitality industry will help fund UNLV Now because the stadium would extend their ability to put more "heads in beds."

"Nobody has said we don't need this stadium," Snyder said, referring to his conversation with Strip resort executives. "There is broad-based support for this project."

A study by the University of Michigan’s Center for Sport Management determined that with 15 events annually, a mega-events center would produce a total of $393.2 million in new direct spending for Las Vegas' hospitality sector.

These new events might include a Mountain West Conference football championship game, a new college football bowl game, a NFL exhibition game, the UFC International Fight Week, a championship boxing match, a soccer expo, a smaller Electric Daisy Carnival music festival, the American Country Music awards and touring concerts.

"We will secure a lot more events if we have this stadium," said Pat Christenson, the president of Las Vegas Events, which seeks to attract major events to southern Nevada. "Because this venue itself will become an attraction, it's going to help sell more tickets. With the event, the Las Vegas (Strip) and the venue, it's going to be a highly powerful marketing combination."
 
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They should move the Jaguars or another unsuccessful NFL franchise in there. Then offer deals on trips to Vegas with ticket purchases. That would truly be America's team.

Outside of the Jaguars, there really isn't a team really close to leaving; if even them. And even if they are, they are heading to Los Angeles.
 
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But it sounds like Vegas and another sought out private investor would foot it also



Almost sounds - the more I read it - that it's just as much (if not more) for the city, than it is just for UNLV

Ha. I was right and didn't even have to read it.
 
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I live in las Vegas and this will be amazing...the price of concerts, fights etc are so expensive maybe this will cut down on some costs

I'm not a regular anymore, but it weems like Vegas Pricing for Meals & Rooms & Shows has gone up instead of down.

I could be wrong, but I don't anticipate them selling tickets at bargain prices.
 
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Unless somehow UNLV has a legitimate shot at the PAC12 or BigXII, I don't see that happening, this seems like a big waste just to host a slightly better bowl game.
 
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Unless somehow UNLV has a legitimate shot at the PAC12 or BigXII, I don't see that happening, this seems like a big waste just to host a slightly better bowl game.

Again though, it seems like the stadium's equally (or even more) about serving the city of Las Vegas as a major events venue than it is just "a stadium for UNLV to play football in."
 

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