"For the better part of Las Vegas' existence, premier-level major league stick and ball sports were barred from entering the Las Vegas market. Randall Cannon, a local freelance writer and author of Caesars Palace Grand Prix: Las Vegas, Organized Crime and the Pinnacle of Motorsport - and also a former race car driver - says that one reason motorsports gained a foothold so much earlier than the biggest sports organizations is because of anxiety over betting. There was even an early race track on the Strip back then.Īnd yes, that means the Mob got in on the action. That race made sense because southern Nevada has a long association with motorsports, dating back to the 1950s. The first one was held entirely at Caesars Palace in 1981. But this won’t be the first time Las Vegas has hosted the Grand Prix. You can’t scroll social media or pick up a newspaper without reading about November’s Formula 1 race - or the headaches its causing on the Las Vegas Strip.
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