Allegiant Stadium

Feature

Allegiant Stadium welcomes Raiders fans with solid Wi-Fi

If you’re a Raiders fan, you are probably ecstatic about the new place your team - the Las Vegas Raiders - can finally call home. And among all the amenities stuffed into Allegiant Stadium, a solid fan-facing Wi-Fi network stands out, delivering positive results from the first set of full-attendance events. By foot, by bus, by shared ride and by...

October 14, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

Editorial

Editorial: All venues should follow the Raiders’ lead and only allow vaccinated fans at events

When the NFL's stereotypical bad-boy team with its legendary rowdy fans found a new home in Las Vegas, it was the safe bet to predict dire outcomes from bringing "the Black Hole" to Sin City. But who would have thought that the Las Vegas Raiders and their fans would become the sports-world leaders in fan decorum and vaccination sanity? That's...

October 14, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

News

Buffalo Bills add vaccination-proof requirement for fans; LA teams coming soon

The Buffalo Bills are the latest NFL team to join the growing list of organizations that will require fans to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend games, and the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers are expected to follow suit soon, with both regions getting government direction to do so. In Buffalo, the Bills joined county executives on...

September 16, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

News

No snarls as Raiders host first NFL game with vaccination checks for fans

The Las Vegas Raiders made history Monday when the NFL team staged their first regular-season home game with fans -- 61,756 strong -- at Allegiant Stadium just west of the Las Vegas Strip. And here was the twist -- the Raiders required all fans who wanted to attend the game to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before being able to enter the...

September 15, 2021 by Alan Snel

News

President Biden calls for venues to require vaccinations or recent negative Covid-19 tests for fans

It was only a suggestion and not any kind of an official order, but part of President Joe Biden's address Thursday on new plans to fight the Covid-19 pandemic contained a direct call to sports stadiums and other large public venues to require fans to either be vaccinated or have a recent negative Covid-19 test in order to attend events....

September 11, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

News

Raiders, Seahawks and Saints prepare for vaccination checks for fans

The Seattle Seahawks this week joined the New Orleans Saints and the Las Vegas Raiders as the first NFL teams that will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination (or a recent negative Covid-19 test for the Saints and the Seahawks) for entry into the team's stadiums for games this season. According to material posted on the teams' websites, fans will be...

September 9, 2021 by Paul Kapustka