Las Vegas is reportedly in prime position to host Super Bowl 63 in 2029, according to sources close to the ongoing negotiations between the National Football League (NFL) and the entertainment capital of the world.
While a formal agreement hasn’t been inked yet, discussions are progressing smoothly, with NFL officials keen on a return to Las Vegas following the resounding success of Super Bowl 58 held there last year. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has been following these developments closely.
an official announcement could be made as early as the NFL owners’ autumn meetings in New York this October, or potentially pushed to the league’s winter meetings in December if more time is required. Typically, the NFL finalizes its Super Bowl host cities a full four years in advance.
As 2018, the NFL has shifted away from its open bidding process for Super Bowl venues, opting rather for direct negotiations with a single city each year. Last year, the Raiders and las Vegas submitted a letter of intent to host a future game in 2029, 2030, or 2031 after initiating contact with the league.
Las Vegas has since met all the necessary criteria and deadlines to position itself for the 2029 game, making it the NFL’s top choice for Super Bowl 63. This focus has put pressure on New Orleans,which was once considered a frontrunner for a future Super Bowl,to finalize a long-term lease agreement for the Caesars Superdome.
As NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy stated to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the NFL does not award a Super Bowl to a team that does not have a lease agreement for the year in which it applies for a Super Bowl.
Las Vegas proved its mettle as a host city with the February 11, 2024, staging of Super Bowl 58, where the Kansas City Chiefs edged out the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. The event was a massive success, drawing an estimated 330,000 visitors, setting a single-day record with 104,000 airport travelers, and captivating a massive television audience of 123.4 million viewers, according to city data.
Steve Hill, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, has consistently voiced the city’s ambition to make the Super Bowl a recurring event. If you wanted to host the Super Bowl here every year, we would host it here every year,
he remarked.
The upcoming Super Bowl schedule is already set with Santa clara hosting in 2026, Inglewood in 2027, and Atlanta in 2028. If approved, Las Vegas would be welcoming its second Super Bowl in just five years, a testament to its growing prominence in the NFL landscape.
