{"id":153189,"date":"2020-10-24T14:15:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T21:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=153189"},"modified":"2020-10-24T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T21:58:22","slug":"fans-okd-to-attend-college-football-games-at-allegiant-stadium-near-las-vegas-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fans-okd-to-attend-college-football-games-at-allegiant-stadium-near-las-vegas-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans OK&#8217;d to Attend College Football Games At Allegiant Stadium Near Las Vegas Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">A limited number of fans will be allowed inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this year to watch college football games. This is the inaugural year for the $1.9-billion stadium near the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153190\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-153190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Allegiant-Stadium-RJ-142x95.jpg\" alt=\"Allegiant Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Allegiant-Stadium-RJ-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Allegiant-Stadium-RJ-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Allegiant-Stadium-RJ-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Allegiant-Stadium-RJ-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Allegiant-Stadium-RJ.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-153190\"class=\"text-description\">Allegiant Stadium, seen here, is home to the UNLV Rebels and Las Vegas Raiders. The Rebels have permission to allow fans into home games this season. (Image: <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) this week announced that local and state authorities have approved fan attendance for at least the first two Rebel home games this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Under health guidelines, the university can allow 3 percent of the stadium\u2019s capacity, or 2,000 fans, to attend. The stadium is just west of the Las Vegas Strip near the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The university\u2019s plans for fan attendance at its other two home games this year will require approval from the Southern Nevada Health District and Nevada Department of Business and Industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Masks and social distancing are mandatory inside the stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The team&#8217;s first home game which fans can attend is Oct. 31 at 7:30 pm against the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Rebels and Wolf Pack are in-state rivals that compete in an annual battle for the Fremont Cannon. Reno is about 440 miles north of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">The game also involves a friendly north-south rivalry among the schools fans, including political and business leaders. Brian Sandoval, a former Nevada Republican governor and MGM Resorts executive, recently was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/regents-name-former-gov-brian-sandoval-university-of-nevada-president-at-500000-a-year\/\">named UNR\u2019s president.<\/a> He is a UNR graduate and avid Wolf Pack fan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The second UNLV home game, which fans also can attend, is Nov. 7 at 12:30 pm against the Fresno State Bulldogs. Like UNLV, Fresno State and UNR are members of the 12-team Mountain West Conference.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Mountain West Games<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Rebels opened their season on Oct. 24 on the road against the San Diego State Aztecs, a Mountain West opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, UNLV had been scheduled to open its 12-game season at home on Aug. 29 against the Pac-12\u2019s University of California Golden Bears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, concerns about COVID-19 prompted the Mountain West to postpone football and other fall sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Conference officials later ruled that football teams can play an eight-game schedule beginning Oct. 24. The new schedule includes four home games. UNLV\u2019s last two home games are Nov. 27 against the Wyoming Cowboys and Dec. 4 against the Boise State Broncos. Both are Mountain West opponents.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Impact on Sportsbooks<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first football game ever played at Allegiant Stadium was a Sept. 21 contest between the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints. The Raiders won, 34-24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Unlike some National Football League (NFL) teams, the Raiders are playing their home games without fans in attendance. The next home game for the Raiders, now with a 3-2 record, is Oct. 25 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Raiders moved to Las Vegas from Oakland at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Without fans traveling to Las Vegas to attend NFL home games, sportsbooks in Southern Nevada could see a \u201cdecreased handle,\u201d according to Ben Fawkes of the Vegas Stats and Information Network (VSiN). NFL games are considered the most widely bet competitions in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, Fawkes told <em>Casino.org<\/em> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/unlv-plans-to-have-fans-at-football-games-in-allegiant-stadium\/\">COVID-19 restrictions at sportsbooks<\/a> have more impact on the handle than fans not attending games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A limited number of fans will be allowed inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this year to watch college football games. This is the inaugural year for the $1.9-billion stadium near the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip. 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