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Las Vegas Advisor: Plans finally unveiled for new $1.5B stadium

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                                The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday.

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The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday.

After an unexplained three-month delay, the renderings of the stadium planned for the Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas have been released.

The $1.5 billion stadium, with a seating capacity of 33,000, will have a nonretractable roof fashioned out of five overlapping layers and the world’s largest cable-net glass window looking out onto the Strip. It will be built on 9 acres of the 35-acre parcel where the Tropicana now stands, and an additional 3 acres will be used for a fronting plaza.

The Tropicana will be demolished and a new casino integrated into the space. The stadium is expected to be completed in time for the 2028 Major League Baseball season.

F1, round two: This year’s Formula 1 Grand Prix race will run Nov. 21-23. Tickets are already on sale and range from $150 for standing room during qualifying runs to $35,000 for a primo three-day pass for seats at the F1 garage. Race bosses say that last year’s nine-month prep period that snarled traffic on and around the Strip will be only three months this year.

Adele out: Adele has postponed five weekends of performances (10 shows) at Caesars Palace, due to “vocal concerns.” Weekends With Adele is expected to resume in April.

Tourney suspended: The Thursday video poker mini tournament at the Downtown Grand has been discontinued, at least temporarily. The Thursday blackjack mini continues to run, starting at 3 p.m., with a $25 entry fee.

Question: What are the prospects for Las Vegas getting another Super Bowl?

Answer: By all accounts, the Las Vegas Super Bowl was a resounding success, drawing 123.7 million viewers and creating a huge PR win for both the city and the NFL, which has already expressed a desire to return. With the next three Super Bowls lined up for New Orleans, San Francisco and Los Angeles, the earliest the game could return to Las Vegas is 2028.


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