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Atlantic City to Host TEAMS ’21 Conference & Expo

Northstar Meetings Group has announced that the TEAMS ’21 Conference & Expo will be held in Atlantic City, September 27–30, 2021. The announcement was made during a press conference organized by Meet AC and the Atlantic City Sports Commission at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. TEAMS, the world’s largest gathering of sports-event organizers, was last held […]

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The Arlington Convention Center ballroom is being remodeled into an esports arena that can host events, serve as training space for teams and allow fans to come in and compete themselves. Photo courtesy of Allied Esports

Allied Esports Makes Deal to Launch Simon Cup

Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. has an agreement to become a shareholder of Allied Esports, a global esports entertainment company, with the goal of creating dedicated esports venues and experiences at selected locations throughout the United States. The agreement will be made through Simon Equity Development LLC. In the agreement, Simon will acquire $5 million in […]

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Partnership Reached Between U.S. Center for SafeSport and Sports ETA

The U.S. Center for SafeSport and the Sports Events and Tourism Association have announced a wide-reaching partnership where the center will provide abuse awareness and prevention training to be distributed by Sports ETA to more than 800 members and affiliated organizations including sports commissions, sports facilities and events owners, and multisport organizations and state tourism […]

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AEG Named Operator of Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas

The Oakland Raiders will have AEG Facilities as their stadium operator when the 65,000-seat stadium opens in August 2020 as the team’s new home in Las Vegas. The stadium will also host UNLV college football and events including concerts, collegiate championships, and other special events including the Las Vegas Bowl, which will match a Pac-12 […]

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Arena in Palm Springs Would Host AHL Hockey

A new, privately financed arena that would host an expansion American Hockey League team as well as many other sports and entertainment events has been proposed in downtown Palm Springs, California, as part of an agreement between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, and Oak View Group, a global […]

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North Carolina Developers Propose $1.9 Billion Project

Developers in Raleigh, North Carolina, have proposed a 55-acre entertainment district in the downtown area that includes a 20,000-seat soccer stadium with the hopes of landing a Major League Soccer expansion team. The projected, called “Downtown South,” would also include 1,200 hotel rooms, 125,000 square feet of retail and service space and 1.6 million square […]

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PBA World Series of Bowling XI Returns to Las Vegas in 2020

The Professional Bowlers Association will return to Las Vegas in 2020 for the World Series of Bowling XI, which is capped off by the PBA World Championships. The event will be hosted by South Point Bowling Plaza, May 6—19. The 11th annual World Series of Bowling features the PBA Cheetah, Chamelon and Scorpion championships plus […]

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Los Angeles to host Call of Duty World League Championships

UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion will be the host for the 2019 Call of Duty World League Championships, Aug. 14—18 as the event returns to Los Angeles after two years away from California.    The CWL Championships have been in Orlando, Florida and Columbus, Ohio the past two years. Los Angeles was the event’s home before the […]

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Four Sports Provisionally Added to 2024 Paris Olympics Program

Breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing have been provisionally included for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, the highlight of Tuesday’s International Olympic Committee session. The Olympic Programme Commission will continue an analysis and observation of the four sports proposed, with a final decision to be made in December 2020. No further sports can be […]

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