As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas tourism officials have reportedly made a play to host the College Football National Championship Game between 2027 and 2031, with a specific focus on 2027.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors approved the potential of hosting a college football championship game at Allegiant Stadium in the future should the opportunity arise.
The agreement between the College Football Playoff committee and the convention allows the tourism agency to spend up to $40 million towards event goods and services, facilities, event permits, game management, marketing and advertising, law enforcement, team practice sites, security, and emergency response services.
The budget includes an initial $25 million and a $15 million contingency.
“It is largely an offset of costs for the CFP, the conferences, and the game itself,” LVCVA CEO and President Steve Hill said in the article.” It functions very similarly to the Super Bowl.”
Part of the approval, Hill would have to execute all of the agreements and grant awards to fulfill requests for the proposals by the College Football Playoff group.
“Vegas is the place to have major events,” Hill said. “We’ve shown that several times already, and this is one we’ve been after and pointed to, the marquee events in the United States, and this is obviously one of them.”
Hill also said Tuesday that the impact of hosting would be smaller than the Super Bowl, but the game would still be a massive event for Las Vegas.
“It’s a little different in the length of the time that the events that are associated are put on, but it’s close,” he said. “Obviously, we are going to have to sell out Allegiant Stadium when this comes. So, it will have a huge impact on the city. The impact, from an economic standpoint, is not quite what it is for the Super Bowl, but it’s big and meaningful.”
If Las Vegas does get the bid for the College Football Championship game, it would be one of only six cities to host a Super Bowl, College Football National Championship game, and the NCAA men’s Final Four.
