Las Vegas, once considered untouchable by the National Football League because of legalized sports betting, will host its second Super Bowl in five years, the league and the Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday.
Given the financial success of Super Bowl 58 in February 2024, which resulted in more than $1 billion in economic impact in Southern Nevada, community leaders and the Raiders lobbied the league to return the game to Las Vegas.
The three-year lag time is typical because it allows for planning events surrounding the game. The announcement for the 2024 game happened in 2021, a year after the Raiders officially moved to Las Vegas from Oakland, and three years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed states to legalize sports betting.
Super Bowl 63 will be played at Allegiant Stadium in February 2029 and include a week's worth of events and activities surrounding the annual NFL championship game. Tourism officials and community organizers will create a Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee to oversee the community's engagement.
The 2024 game, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime, fueled visitor spending of $877 million, according to economic advisory firm Applied Analysis.
The game drew more than 330,000 visitors to the city, helping to boost overall visitor volume by almost 10 percent for February 2024.
Visitors in town for the Super Bowl spent an average of $2,660, roughly twice as much as a typical visitor — $1,260 per trip. Wagering on the game statewide was $185.56 million, a single-game record, according to the Gaming Control Board.
In 2024, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosted a variety of activities surrounding the game, including the media center and "radio row," which drew a worldwide audience of journalists from print publications, cable television, internet sportscasts and podcasters.
One of the league's marquee events, the Super Bowl Experience, which featured interactive exhibits, was also held at Mandalay Bay and drew more than 200,000 visitors over three days.
Also, the Opening Night celebration, which included the Chiefs and 49ers parading into Allegiant Stadium to participate in interviews with several hundred media outlets, drew 30,000 fans who paid $30 each to attend.
The Super Bowl will be the third major championship event over the next three years Las Vegas will host at Allegiant Stadium. The 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled for Jan. 25, and the 2028 NCAA Men's Final Four basketball championship will take place April 1 and 3.
Super Bowl 61 will be played in Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium next February, with Super Bowl 62 going to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in February 2028.
This story will be updated.