July 6, 2015 — Gov. Brian Sandoval forms the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure committee to study building an NFL-caliber football stadium that UNLV could also use.
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Allegiant Stadium, the 65,000-seat jewel of Las Vegas, would likely fit somewhere in the 5-7 range. Spectacular won’t be a problem. But history is a developed trait.
Raiders owner Mark Davis is in awe about how the Silver and Black’s “field of dreams” has turned out.
Lanai doors on the north end of Allegiant Stadium will open on days that weather permits and provide scenic views of the Las Vegas Strip.
The venue partnered with Cox Business to outfit the property with 1,700 managed Wi-Fi access points to deliver high-speed connections for every mobile device.
The Raiders’ Jalen Richard: ‘I haven’t seen a stadium that looks like this ever.’
Allegiant Stadium is poised to bring big shows to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas was a sports town long before the Raiders relocated from Oakland, and a stadium like Allegiant just raises the bar.
Despite the unprecedented shutdown of the economy resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Allegiant Stadium was completed on time.
UNLV hasn’t yet played a game at the pristine, $1.9 billion coliseum, but the football program is already reaping its rewards in recruiting.
In this Q&A, the Stadium Authority’s Steve Hill looks back at his agency’s role in Allegiant Stadium’s development.
All home games at Allegiant Stadium were sold out months before the first game was scheduled to be played in the Raiders’ inaugural season in Southern Nevada.
One part of Allegiant Stadium’s construction process that could have knocked the July 31 substantial completion date off track was the steel cable net roofing system.
The Raiders wanted to include a tribute to their former legendary owner and coach Al Davis in Allegiant Stadium, doing so in a way that can’t be missed.
With the number of screens inside Allegiant Stadium, fans in attendance should not miss a single bit of the action.
