The First-of-Its-Kind Partnership Asks Team
Members to "Just Play. Rep Vegas"
Link to announcement video available here
LAS
VEGAS, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The champion
players of the Las Vegas Aces are getting a cash boost, direct from
Vegas. Today the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
(LVCVA) announced that it will sponsor each player on the team,
resulting in a first-of-its-kind, two-year sponsorship.
The deal, which the LVCVA brokered directly with each player's
agents, will offer a $100,000 per
year sponsorship to each active player for the 2024 and 2025
seasons. The intentionally simple sponsorship agreement enables
players to do what they do best, "Just Play. Rep Vegas." The
surprise announcement was made directly after the team's scheduled
practice.
"These players have put a national spotlight on Las Vegas. There are no better representatives
for Las Vegas than these champion
athletes," said Steve Hill,
president and CEO of the LVCVA. "A first of its kind sponsorship
deal with the players directly creates a win for them and a win for
our destination. This partnership builds on the current momentum of
sports tourism and the popularity of women's professional
sports."
The current active roster as of May 18,
2024, includes: Kierstan
Bell, Emma Cannon,
Alysha Clark, Sydney Colson, Dyaisha Fair, Chelsea Gray, Megan
Gustafson, Kate Martin,
Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, A'ja Wilson
and Jackie Young.
The two-time champion team was the first to bring home a
national title to Las Vegas, the
undisputed Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World. Today's
announcement was made by Hill.
Also present at today's milestone moment were two of the
destination's mayors, both of whom are women proudly serving on the
LVCVA Board of Directors. North Las
Vegas Mayor Pamela
Goynes-Brown and Henderson
Mayor Michelle Romero were joined by
fellow board members including County Commissioner Michael Naft, Jan
Jones-Blackhurst and Ann Hoff
to congratulate the championship team on behalf of the Greatest
Arena on Earth, Las Vegas.
ABOUT THE LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged
with positioning Southern Nevada
as the undisputed global destination for leisure and business
travel and operates the 4.6 million square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). With
nearly 155,000 hotel rooms and more than 15 million square feet of
meeting and exhibit space in Las
Vegas, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting visitors to
the area. The LVCVA also owns the Vegas Loop at Las Vegas Convention Center, designed, and
operated by The Boring Company, and also owns the Las Vegas
Monorail, an elevated 3.9-mile system with seven stops throughout
the resort corridor. For more information, go to www.lvcva.com,
www.visitlasvegas.com or www.vegasmeansbusiness.com.
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