Sin City is quickly becoming a sports city, and shows no sign of slowing down. Since the Golden Knights became Las Vegas’s first major professional sports team in 2017, Vegas has gained two additional major teams, 10 minor professional teams, a Formula 1 Grand Prix, a Super Bowl and is on track to receive two more major teams in the near future. On one hand, Vegas is a city with spectacle and extravagance built into its DNA, making it uniquely equipped to accommodate large-scale sporting events. However, that is also its weakness: Vegas is everything for everybody all the time, making it nearly impossible to define an authentic sports culture. The reactions to the city’s recent endeavors are mixed at best, which begs the question: Is Vegas capable of polishing its reputation, or have they played all their cards too soon?

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