How Las Vegas Changed Sports

⏱ Timestamps
00:00 The mafia, a billion-dollar industry, and the future of sports
01:17 Why The NFL Hated Vegas
04:03 Why The Super Bowl Came to Las Vegas
06:56 How Las Vegas Wins
08:22 The Future

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[Vegate]

Your motion graphics are one of the best on youtube, absolutely love them!

[betterchapter]

The way you tell stories is amazing. Great work!!

[petar]

Been a fan since the first video you've uploaded and ill be a fan till the last one you upload, always great quality and interesting topics and you keep it free, kudos!

[The_G.O.A.T__]

Another quality content Athletic Interest! ❤

[williamestes]

Fire video as always! Thanks Athletic Interest

[elitesmartathletes]

Interesting video as always 🔥 Las Vegas Aces deserve a mention too

[sdeepj]

You cannot talk about sports in Vegas and mention the Golden Knights in passing. While the NFL flirted with the idea of having a team for a while, it was the NHL who took the leap. Yes, the legalization of sports gambling made expansion easier, but the Golden Knights, specifically their owner Bill Foley, showed Vegas is a real sports town and support the Big 4 North American sports. Bill Foley is the one who petitioned the League for a Vegas expansion, got T-Mobile Arena privately financed, and put up the $500million expansion fee. The Golden Knights went to the Stanley Cup Finals in their 1st season. While they lost, Vegas was the perfect backdrop for the legend, Alexander Ovechkin, to lift up hockey’s holy grail. Last season the Golden Knights would go on to win the oldest professional sports championship in North America, and the hardest trophy to win all of pro-sports. They made Vegas a city of champions.

[_orodrigofernandes]

When you start pouring money on something it tends to atract attention.

Look at Vegas, Dubai, the Saudi Arabian soccer league.

Dump loads of money then you got people's attention

[hampelmann]

Great vid as always! But, isnt Mafia in English called the mob?

[NihinduAngana]

Came after watching the movie Casino from 1995

[TheRageng]

Yeah, our civilization is eating itself alive.

[trancemisfit]

The Las Vegas mayor just announced that the As find a way to stay in Oakland so not going to Las Vegas anymore

[dylanparker]

Had no idea the Raiders had moved to Las Vegas as I'm more of an NHL fan. Their Golden Knights team are annoyingly good!

[raphael.]

Who inspired you for the new thumbnail style?

[sivanov]

Imagine if people outside of the USA cared about American football... If they build an NBA team there it's going to be a whole different story.

[imnotlazy]

Just like how the NFL reversed their decision on gambling do you expect the same thing to happen with the Premier League after they the upcoming ban on gambling/betting sponsors?

[Haobey]

This is kinda like sports washing right?

[maxscameraguy]

Let's back up for a minute. Vegas has had sports teams before the non parachuting Golden Knights. The Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL was wildly popular and did commercially well. The Las Vegas Posse of the CFL did so poorly the CFL relocated a "Home game" from Vegas to Winnipeg less then 24 hours before kickoff, leaving Winnipeg fans stuck in Vegas. The Wranglers of the ECHL, did well, but didn't last. The Aviators moved to a state of the art AAA stadium that makes a lot of MLB stadiums look like a dump. The As aren't moving to Vegas

[ThirteenthThunder]

I feel like this channel uses word "football" for both association football and gridiron football

[anurag]

So the concluding part is capitalism wins.... Btw great video Fabian