Las Vegas is on the clock for Super Bowl LVIII

PHOENIX (KTNV) — Super Bowl LVII is officially over, and now all eyes are on Las Vegas.

KTNV's Joe Moeller is in Phoenix, where the Super Bowl handoff will be made official ahead of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.

After the first Super Bowl LVIII game ball was handed to the Las Vegas host committee, officials gathered outside for a passing-of-the-torch — Vegas style:

This will be the first ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas, a monumental event that's been decades in the making.

The fight to bring professional sports to Vegas and turn the city into the "sports and entertainment capital of the world" has taken years. Many professional leagues were cautious about bringing major events to Vegas — something Tricia Kean heard firsthand from former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.

"The funny part about it is I just knew that having these sports would bring people here and make those of us who live here feel like we're part of a community," Goodman said.

The construction of Allegiant Stadium and relocation of the Raiders brought the first pro football team to Vegas, and the NFL Draft and two NFL Pro Bowls soon followed.

In December 2021, NFL owners voted to allow Las Vegas to host Super Bowl LVIII.

The work is already underway to put together one of the biggest events Las Vegas will ever host.

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