Placed in an online-only format last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s largest gaming industry exhibition will return to a live gathering in the fall.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
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A document set up to assist in the LVCVA budgeting process shows what conventions are coming to the Las Vegas Convention Center in 2022-23.
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The Consumer Technology Association announced CES 2022 will take place for four days starting Jan. 5.
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Freeman sold its 38.3-acre industrial property in the southwest valley to a San Diego investment firm and rented it back for 15 years with three five-year extension options.
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Vendors and buyers at the downtown Las Vegas event welcomed the show as a sign of recovery and a step toward normalcy.
Worre Studios has two 5G networks, a stage in the round and 65-million-pixel screens that will take virtual events abroad and serve as a supplement for local events.
Drilling began in November 2019 and on Thursday, media members got their first look at the Tesla-centered $52.5 million Convention Center transit system.
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MGM Resorts has expanded its Convene with Confidence program to bring back conventions and meetings.