PBR remains bullish on Las Vegas despite move to Texas

Anyone who believes the Pro Bull Riders had a bone to chop, an ax to grind, or a bridge to burn by watching their championship event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas , misplaced, had better come up with a new language.

“The PBR loves Las Vegas. I don’t think the PBR would exist if it weren’t for Las Vegas, ”said Sean Gleason, CEO of PBR. “You were a partner from the very first trip. They have been home to our year-end championship for 28 years. We have nothing but love and respect for Vegas.

“The decision should not be viewed as negative against Las Vegas. It was about taking advantage of the cowboy renaissance in Fort Worth. “

Gleason said when the finals moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area last year amid COVID restrictions in Nevada, it created an opportunity for the PBR in a place where cowboy sport and lifestyle are part of its DNA are.

The PBR entered into a joint venture in June to operate the Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards, a venerable arena where Elvis Presley once performed. It was a long-term business opportunity that doesn’t exist in Las Vegas.

“Fort Worth is experiencing a cowboy renaissance in investment and infrastructure as we rebuild part of the foundation that makes up the history and legacy of the Old West,” said Gleason. “So, going to the PBR World Finals seemed like a great brand fit and decision for our business.”

Gleason hopes to bring a new PBR event to Las Vegas in the near future and looks forward to this year’s finals at the T-Mobile Arena in November.

“I’d say it’s more of a graduation party than a divorce,” he says of PBR’s developing relationship with the city.

Robinson penetrates Ida

He was the last man to coach UNLV to a bowl game win – over an SEC (Arkansas) team, no less – and it seems John Robinson hasn’t lost the magic touch.

Robinson, an adviser in the state of Louisiana, said the Tigers sought solace on Hurricane Ida by training in Houston for Saturday’s game against UCLA, but his flight home in Baton Rouge unscathed.

“We didn’t even run out of electricity,” he told RJ’s Mark Anderson. “But some people have had bad experiences. The wind and the tide and all of that is hard. “

Trainers John Robinson and David Cassidy @unlvfootball Coach’s Show. (I stayed out of the photo – no paparazzi supplied the microphone either) @UNLVFBSID #TBT #UNLVFB pic.twitter.com/3s2Bc8enxV

– Tony Cordasco (@TonyDasco) September 2, 2021

Arbitrator released from custody

Former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Arbitrator, who was once fired from a Las Vegas radio station for stealing checks to help his gambling addiction, has been released from an Ohio jail. According to the Indianapolis Star, Arbitrator was serving a sentence for admonishing millions of victims in a college and NFL ticketing program.

“My advice to anyone who comes across Mr. Schlichter is not to engage in business transactions or purchases or other transactions that involve giving him money,” said Ron O’Brien, a former Franklin, Ohio state attorney ) County that struggled to keep arbitrators in jail.

Ex-Buckeyes quarterback Art Schlichter, 61, released from prison, lives on probation in Ohio https://t.co/40X9hfwWun

– Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) September 1, 2021

One-liner

■ Las Vegas Noah Gragson will return for a third season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 with JR Motorsports, the team led by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

■ Wyoming accepted its first legal sports bet this week – someone staked $ 1.10 on Jacksonville State to cover 16½ points against Alabama-Birmingham, which won 31-0.

■ From the creative advertising people at Lights FC headquarters: Anyone wearing an A’s or Oakland Raiders jersey wearing a football game against Oakland Roots SC at Cashman Field on Wednesday at 7:00 pm has free entry.

Wyoming is the first state to issue sports betting licenses and have these two books go live immediately.

The first bet was just made in Wyoming at @DKSportsbook. It was a $ 1.10 bet to cover the UAB @ Jacksonville St (+16.5) game on Jacksonville St.. https://t.co/HE0w0H0G2L

– Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 1, 2021

0:01

Wednesday marked the 21st birthday of the iconic but rudimentary Nokia 3310 cell phone. You can still get one on eBay for under $ 20.

Somebody posted on social media, “I want mine back. You could drop it, kick it, throw it and it still worked. And I didn’t spend half the day watching jokes about Bishop Sycamore on Twitter. ”

I want mine back. You could drop it, kick it, throw it and it still worked. And I didn’t spend half of my day watching jokes about Bishop Sycamore on Twitter … https://t.co/N7rzR3JvS1

– Kevin Richardson (@ krichardson46) September 1, 2021

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