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Pat Christenson President | Las Vegas Events

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Las Vegas has a storied history of events…

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When you produce an event in Las Vegas You produce it for the world… Not just the city!

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No city in the world has this…

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More than 150,000 hotel rooms Endless dining options Airport within 2 mi. of The Strip Multiple venues throughout the city Attractions Luxury shopping Nightclubs Golf Beautiful weather

This is where it all began…

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Las Vegas Convention Center Rotunda

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Caesars Palace

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Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts

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Las Vegas Hilton

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Las Vegas Silver Bowl

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Thomas & Mack Center: Rebels Basketball

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Thomas & Mack Center: Community Events

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Thomas & Mack Center Events: Economic Engine

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Sam Boyd Stadium

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Sam Boyd Stadium

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Sam Boyd Stadium

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The economics of special events

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Customer Spend Profile*

• Ave. Las Vegas Visitor

$1,120 per trip

PBR WORLD FINALS $1,860

N A S C A R

$1,390

Rock n’ Roll Marathon $1,420 Basketball Tournaments $1,460

NFR $2,320

*Based on visitor surveys

Event Criteria

• Events that take place at a neutral site or multiple hotel

properties.

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• Established events with a strong brand following.
• Events with a series sponsorship component that culminates/

holds its championship in Las Vegas

• Events that generate 30,000 incremental room nights.
• Events that occur during off-peak weekends and mid-week

periods.

• Events that have strong growth potential (visitors and hotel

partners).

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Board of Trustees

MISSION STATEMENT

“We produce, support and assist in the growth of Signature events that drive tourism and increase awareness of Las Vegas as the premier event destination.”

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Signature Event Process

Event Approval & Venue Selection Destination Support LVCVA & LVE Utilize LVE's expertise to establish the necessary connection to ensure the success of the event HOTEL PROPERTIES EVENT PROMOTERS

Additional Promotions Customized Packages Marketing Benefi ts

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Database Create Customized Events (Spin-Offs)

Increased Room Occupancy for Hotels Increased Ticket Sales and Promotional Opportunities

IMPROVED FAN EXPERIENCE

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World Wrestling Championships Orleans Arena September 7-12 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 18-19 Life is Beautiful Festival Downtown Las Vegas September 25-27

Signature Events

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Signature Events

Monster Energy Cup Sam Boyd Stadium October 17 PBR Built Ford T

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Thomas & Mack Center October 21-25 Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon The Las Vegas Strip November 12-15

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Signature Events

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center December 3-12 World Series of T eam Roping South Point December 6-12 America’s Party The Las Vegas Strip December 31

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Signature Events

West Coast Conference Orleans Arena March 3-8 NASCAR Weekend Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 4-6 USA Sevens Sam Boyd Stadium March 4-6

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Signature Events

Mountain West Basketball Championships Thomas & Mack Center March 7-12 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball T

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MGM Grand Garden Arena March 9-12 ACM Party for a Cause Festival Festival Grounds April 1-3

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Thomas & Mack Center

• Year the venue was built: 1983
• Seating capacity: 17,222
• Annual events:
• National Finals Rodeo
• Disney on Ice
• Mountain West Conference Basketball

Tournament & Championships

• NBA Summer League
• Ringling Bros. Circus
• USA Basketball
• UNLV Basketball
• UNLV Commencement

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MGM Grand Garden Arena

• Year the venue was built: 1993
• Seating capacity: 17,000
• Annual events:
• Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament
• Frozen Fury Hockey
• Pre-Season LAS Laker’s NBA Game
• Billboard Music Awards
• Academy of Country Music Awards
• Latin Grammy Awards
• UFC and Boxing events
• iHeart Radio Music Festival

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Fremont Street Experience Events 1995

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Year the venue was built: 1996
• Seating capacity:
• Superspeedway holds 123,000
• Annual events:
• Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
• Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• Rhino Linings 350 NASCAR Truck Series
• Two NHRA national events
• Electric Daisy Carnival
• Red Bull Air Race World Championship

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Sam Boyd Stadium

• Year the venue was

renovated: 1999

• Seating capacity: 34,680
• Annual events:
• AMA Supercross
• Las

Vegas Bowl Game

• Monster Energy Cup Supercross
• Monster Jam World Truck Finals
• UNLV Football
• USA Rugby Sevens

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Mandalay Bay Events Center

• Year the venue was built: 1999
• Seating capacity: 12,000
• Annual events:
• UFC Fights
• Major Concert Headliners (Pink, Katy Perry,

Carrie Underwood, etc.)

• TV Specials (Latin Grammy’s)

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The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

• Year the venue was built: 2003
• Seating capacity: 4,298
• Annual events:
• Celine Dion
• Rod Stewart
• Elton John
• Mariah Carey
• Brooks & Dunn/Reba
• Cinemacon
• Additional private events and one-off concerts/shows

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Orleans Arena

• Year the venue was built: 2003
• Seating capacity: 9,000 max.
• Annual events:
• Las

Vegas Circus Spectacular

• Jamz Cheerleading
• Love Affair Concert
• West Coast Conference
• Western Athletic Conference
• Stellar Awards
• EnduroCross Motorsports
• Feld Motorsports’ ArenaCross
• CCSD High School Graduations
• Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Banquet
• Coyote ContryFest Concert
• World Wrestling Championships
• Continental Cup of Curling
• Disney Live
• Soul Train Awards
• World Series of Team Roping
• CINCH Boyd Gaming Chute-Out
• Las

Vegas Invitational Basketball Tournament

• Las

Vegas Classic Basketball Tournament

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South Point Arena

• Year the venue was built: 2006
• Seating capacity: 4,600
• Annual events:
• Rocky Mountain Gun Show
• Championship Bull Riding
• West Coast Regional Finals Rodeo
• World Series of Team Roping
• Holiday Hoops Collegiate Basketball

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The Pearl at The Palms

• Year the venue was built: 2007
• Seating capacity: 2,600
• Upcoming events:
• Jackson Browne
• Vince Gill
• Russell Peters
• Alejandra Guzman
• Bill Maher
• Godsmack
• So

You Think You Can Dance

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The Joint at Hard Rock

• Year the venue was built: 2009
• Seating capacity:
• Seated - 2,947
• GA - 4,200
• Recent events:
• Rascal Flatts
• Kenny Chesney
• Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
• Journey
• Whitesnake
• Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson
• Third Eye Blind & Dashboard Confessional
• Steve Miller band
• Incubus
• UB40
• Rick Springfield/Loverboy

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The Chelsea

• Year the venue was built: 2013
• Seating capacity:
• Permanent Installed seats - 801
• Total seated show - 2,500
• Total GA standing floor show - 3,000
• Recent events:
• Eric Church
• Billy Idol
• Pentatonix
• Jason Mraz
• Hozier
• Amy Schumer
• Craig Ferguson
• Willie Nelson
• Lenny Kravitz
• Sam Hunt

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AXIS at Planet Hollywood

• Year the venue was renovated: 2013
• Seating capacity: 4,226-7,093
• Annual events:
• Britney: Piece of Me residency (50

performances annually)

• Jennifer Lopez residency (40 performances

annually)

• Approximately 20-30 additional mini-

resident, routed touring and private events annually

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South Point Bowling Plaza

• Year the venue was built: 2014
• Seating capacity: 360
• Annual events:
• USBC Women’s, Mixed and Open

Championships

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Las Vegas Arena Las Vegas Festival Grounds Las Vegas Village

New Venues

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All of this done with private funding

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So, what’s missing?

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Stadium

San Fransisco Phoenix Atlanta Dallas

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Questions?????