1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Bloomberg Business of sports podcasts. And I'm 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: here Michael Barr along with Mike Lynch, and we are 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: honored to have the Mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman. 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: I am so honored because I am probably going to 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: live there when I retire for the rest of my life, 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: well hopefully hopefully sooner than later, because we have become 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: what we've long dreamed of the center of sports attention 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: and excitement and new teams and growing all the time. 9 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: Oh Mike, can you see us out there? And oh 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: my goodness, which brings us to the point. You have 11 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: got it going on there, Mayor, especially now, I want 12 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: to talk about all the sports teams that are coming there. 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: Let's start now, uh with the Las Vegas Raiders. That 14 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: was a big get for the entire city. We have 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: been a totally happy community since that occurred. And we 16 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: go way back with Al Davis and his wife Carol, 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: when Mark was just a little guy and his folks 18 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: used to visit here all the time, and so we 19 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: have long been applauding Raiders, whether they were in l 20 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: a or in Oakland. And of course, uh, the Oakland 21 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: A's have made public knowledge that they are exploring a 22 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: parcel of land. Dave Covell of the Oakland A's made 23 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: that revelation over the weekend. Um, it's gonna be exciting 24 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: for you, a potential Major League Baseball team to join 25 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: the Units, the Raiders and the Aces. Well, you know, 26 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: we've been talking baseball for many a year, and UH 27 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: have been really courting teams NBA, MLS. We've been all 28 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: over the place really since uh the late nineteen nineties 29 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: and nine nine, when my husband took over and his 30 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: first call to the commissioner of the National Hockey League 31 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: Ice Hockey to see if they'd be interested in Of course, 32 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: then we were poison because if we were the only 33 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: state with gambling legalized gambling. And then we tried David 34 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: Stern and that was also a poison. But the exciting 35 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: thing is we're here today and I think every Major 36 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: league team knows how wonderful it is to come to 37 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: veate this. We've gotten international airport that has direct flights 38 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: to many of the biggest European cities, and of course 39 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: direct flights to our major metropolitan areas, to say nothing 40 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: of the access by vehicular traffic as well. So we've 41 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 1: had people. It's been a huge boon to our economy. UM, 42 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: certainly in the residential area, but also in the investment area. 43 00:02:55,840 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: UM for businesses small and large. Once the covid era 44 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,119 Speaker 1: is over, I can see you're you're doing well now, 45 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: but I can see a super duper explosion for Las Vegas. Well, 46 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: you know something, Michael and boy I can't miss here 47 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: with two Michaels on the phone. UM. The reality is 48 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: we're already seeing it because for most of the communities 49 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: around the country, and I'm not sure around the world, 50 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: the mask mandate here in Nevada is pretty much for 51 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: indoor events UM, and our team owners have been very 52 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: respectful of that, saying either proof of negative testing or 53 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: masks were required with an proof of having had your shots. 54 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: But anything that's outdoors, of course we don't have to 55 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: have that. And so our baseball are minor league farm club. 56 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: As baseball team, you come, you know or have to 57 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: wear a mask, and UM, I do see a bright 58 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: fuge or we are having an explosive time. UM. As 59 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: far as people driving in, they can't wait to be 60 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: elbow to elbow and talking with people and getting back 61 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: to a life that they remember before March of Man. 62 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: Let me ask you about the effect of legalized gambling 63 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: in so many states across the country where people can 64 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: do it right on their iPhone, when before legalized gambling 65 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: you had to actually go to Las Vegas and physically 66 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: made the bet. Has it affected foot traffic in any 67 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: of the casinos you know, I believe and you're so 68 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: right to point that out when that began to happen, 69 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: and the first time was a movement of one of 70 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: our hotel major hotel owners moving into the Chicago area 71 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: UM on a boat tied up to a dock. UM. 72 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: Now it's all over the country because everybody is trying 73 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: to get the dollars to put together to keep their 74 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: residents and visitor and businesses afloat UM. We really are 75 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: unique because that is even though we're trying to diversify, 76 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: it is our major and singular industry here and the 77 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: beauty is you come here. We are not We have 78 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: great weather all the time, and when it's very hot 79 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: in the summer, everything including our gas stations air conditions, 80 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: but we're set up for that. We have a hundred 81 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: and fifty five thousand hotel rooms about twenty minutes away 82 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: from an airport, the airport, the International Las Vegas Airport, 83 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: and no other city can boast that because they're an 84 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: hour away and it is so encumbering to try to 85 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: get to a hotel room. And as you know, beyond UM, 86 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: the the entertainment and the great dining that we have, UM, 87 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: we have so many amenities that really make this a 88 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: heaven on earth for enjoying a multitude of relaxations as 89 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: well as having conventions. But now these sports have just 90 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: added so much and so the gaming is there and 91 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: they can do that simultaneously and they don't have to 92 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: drive hours from one place to game to another. And 93 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: it's fun to game with other people. It's not a 94 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 1: handheld thing unless you're sitting at the West Gate or 95 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: at the circa Um Stadium Swim or any of our 96 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: major books that we have here. I mean, you can 97 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: watch twenty five different sets at the time. Place your beds, 98 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: have a drink, get up and go to one of 99 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: the dining rooms. Come back. There's no place like Vegas. 100 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: That's what we do. You know, the first drink that 101 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: I ever had that had gold flakes in it was 102 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas. While I'm at the poker table and 103 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: I'm like, what is this and it's like and it's 104 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: a drinking has got the gold fleaks in it, and 105 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, Wow, this is what Vegas is all about. 106 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: Which I have to also give a shout out to 107 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Uh. A few 108 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: months ago we had the CEO, Steve Hill on our show, 109 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: UH that the Las Vegas Convention Bureau has been just 110 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: so important to you guys. Well, you know for the past. 111 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: My husband was mayor for twelve years before my recent 112 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: ten and he sat on that board and I can 113 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: remain on the board. So we've got twenty two years 114 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: on the l v c v A, which really came 115 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: from a ground up, small um, have our running rebels 116 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: playing in the facility, and then build this enormous worldwide 117 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: recognized convention base and where it has been. Of course, 118 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: these past couple of years have been a real wipeout 119 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: as convention business because of COVID, and I'm very confident 120 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: that we will be back in that business. But most 121 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: of our hotels now have their own convention space. In fact, 122 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: we have convention space in the hearts of the downtown 123 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: historic area now that's been built by the International World 124 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: Market Center. In fact, I just attended a convention there 125 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: big Boy Toys and talk about a place to have 126 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: big boy toys. What better place in Las Vegas, the 127 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: entertainment capital of the world. Who all went to the 128 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: nights game and then back the next day for Raiders? 129 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: You know, I want to follow up on that. Mayor 130 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: because teams in the in the in cold weather cities. 131 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: Let's let's pick Chicago, Detroit, Boston for example. When there 132 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: used to be a road trip to watch the hockey 133 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: team play, well, they get down and watch. Should maybe 134 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: came out to one of the Florida places. But now 135 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: it seems everybody looks on the schedule and say, is 136 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: our team playing the Golden Knights? Is our team playing 137 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders this year? And if do you find that 138 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: when when you in the in the crowd, you may 139 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: see Golden Knights, but all of a sudden like who 140 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: are these Detroit Red Wings fans doing here? And the 141 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: same thing with Chicago, and forget it, Kansas City sent 142 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: half the city here. You know, that's how we build 143 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: our hotels, that's how we energize our small businesses. And 144 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: being a former many years back. Grew up in the 145 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 1: heart of Manhattan, with the snow, with the difficulty of 146 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: getting around in very bad weather. From one sports event, 147 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: uh spent sight to another. Here in Las Vegas with 148 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: the weather always lovely, um and even in the heat, 149 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: even the buses and everything are air conditioned and we drivers, 150 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: I mean it is. It is such an awesome place 151 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: for sports, for ease of access combined with this absolutely 152 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: wonderful ability to be able to attend a convention or 153 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: come for you know, I've had a tough several months. 154 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: I just want to go and relax. I want to 155 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: do different things. I want to go climb out at 156 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: Red Rock, which is internationally known for its mounting climbing. 157 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: Or I want to golf, and then I want to 158 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: go to We've got the NFR back again and again, 159 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: we have UFC. We've got the USC two six nine 160 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: on the eleventh of December coming here at the T Mobile. 161 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: We have so much going on, and it's just it's 162 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: so glorious because you do not have to thank Heaven, 163 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: and I feel terrible for those who suffer through winds 164 00:10:54,840 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: and storms and hurricanes and snow. It's just you can 165 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: get around here. What do I want to do to 166 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: have a good time? That's Vegas. So the fact of 167 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: you know that the Raiders are here, we have a 168 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 1: lot of work to do there, having watched that game yesterday, 169 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: and our nights are trading and coming in and out, 170 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: but so beloved and we can't forget. We have the 171 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: w NBC, the aces Um also here, and so it's 172 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: just we also have our soccer leagues that bring in 173 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: teams from all around the world to play with our 174 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: what are they I think they're ten to sixteen year roles. 175 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: And then again we have sixteen to eighteen year roles 176 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: who want to go on and play world's number one 177 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: sports soccer. And we have a U s u l 178 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: S team here, the United Soccer League, and hopefully one 179 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: day we'll have an MLS team here and be competing worldwide. 180 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: Because it is again a hundred and fifty five thousand rooms, 181 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: hotel rooms, and never we have never had a disease 182 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: in this town. Never we had and so it's safe, 183 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: it's healthy, and people look to come here because I 184 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: want to have fun, I want to relax and take 185 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: care of me. I'm always saying, here is somebody else 186 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: and busy for somebody else and to um, you know, 187 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: one day I may retire and be here in this 188 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: glorious spot and great for investment too. Mayor I remember 189 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: and I am. I want to educate the people that 190 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: are in their twenties who do not remember what I 191 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: remember when I was in my twenties going to Vegas 192 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: and I stopped by the Frontier and I can walk 193 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: down the strip and I've got a big old margarite 194 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: and I'm swerving. Okay, I've said too much already, But 195 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: but but can you help educate the twenty somethings from 196 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: the old school Vegas to what it is today? Well, 197 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: my husband and I, as relative newlyweds, came out here 198 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: in nineteen sixty four less than seventy five thousand people, 199 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: and we're now about two point three million in southern 200 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: Nevada and have gone through a lifetime of just watching 201 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: this grow, doing our part, being involved, and just loving 202 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: this community as a family, always pulling together, supporting each 203 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: other and trying to make it a great place. What's 204 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: happened today which is even more exciting, and I wish 205 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: I were twenty again. We are an international innovation site. 206 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: We are hub, collecting people and ideas and companies UM 207 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: in technology, in research, in scientific research and business research, 208 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: in transportation research. Everything is happening here again because we 209 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: have no state or city income tax, as I recall 210 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 1: my parents paying in the heart of Manhattan, um, not 211 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: only the city but this state, maybe even there was 212 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: county I don't remember, and of course federal Uh. The 213 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: reality it's a perfect place for these young people. And 214 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: whether we have been extremely responsive in building more of 215 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: the smaller residential facilities that kids could after they get 216 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: out of college and living in a dorm, or if 217 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: in fact they've been doing something in this one of 218 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: the services can come here and rent a nice little 219 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: place to sleep, um, having you know, the accouit prements 220 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: that they would need, but then meet friends and then 221 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: one bigger place or find somebody significant and then buying 222 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: a house and then the cost of living here is 223 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: so incredibly healthy for young people who want to live here. 224 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: And of course the heart of downtown, the transportation that 225 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: we provide is free, so you can get back and 226 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: forth to the hotel's, any of the government centers. Our 227 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: federal government is housed in the heart of downtown as 228 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: well as our state, our county, our city, Supreme Court. 229 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: All of that's in the core of downtown. That's um 230 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: makes it a wonderful place for these great minds that 231 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: want to find something next where they be with each 232 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: other in an incubator, and we have a couple of 233 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: them going. But we have representatives from Israel, Japan, Korea 234 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: that are all participating in this International uh Innovation Center. 235 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: So it worked for today. But Oscar and I just 236 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: loved when we came here and it's been the best 237 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: place for us. We've had the glorious fifty seven years 238 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: here and just couldn't think of a better place to 239 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: live where every day because we're twenty four seven town, 240 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: every day is more exciting than the one before, and 241 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: we look forward to what's coming next all the time. 242 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: But we appreciate our seniors to who are the ones 243 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: who keep us stabilized and on track to keep concentrating 244 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: on the things that need to be And we have 245 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: a great faith community and social services, so we're we're 246 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: doing wonderful things in so many areas. But I will 247 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: tell you this sports have been a real kick in 248 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: the pants. They have just we knew it. Oscar knew 249 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: it ninety nine and it's just happening all the time. 250 00:16:55,160 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: And the Howard Hughes Corporation Company, UM, that's king I 251 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: saw today and had spoken with the heads of the 252 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: company a couple of weeks back that they'd be happy 253 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 1: to have the a's um come into their community of Summerland. 254 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,479 Speaker 1: So every day it's exciting, it's wonderful. The two of 255 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: you need to move your main offices here at a lot. Yeah, 256 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: speaking of what's coming next, the two mics are going 257 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: to move out to Las Vegas. One fin where to 258 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: have you moved in the heart of down town or 259 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: the act. Then you can go to the big hotels, 260 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: the grown up hotels out on this strip. Um. But 261 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: also you could go to Electric Daisy, or life is beautiful. 262 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: I mean, we have so many things happening all the time. 263 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: Or you could start a little side business opening your 264 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: own UM show room of something. I mean, there's just 265 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: a final question, mayor UM. It looks like you're getting 266 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: a Major League Baseball team, which would the only void 267 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: would be an NBA team. Uh, do you need that 268 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: to complete the Las Vegas professional sports portfolio? Not the 269 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: only we want the MLSS. We've been working on that 270 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: for eight years, so uh, we want to be full circle. Um. 271 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: And I know Howard Use Corporation is talking about donating 272 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: land in Summerland for the A's should they decide to come. 273 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: I really believe that the people in Oakland want to 274 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: keep the A's and since the Raiders have come here, um, 275 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully their counsel and their governor and the 276 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: mayor there will do their best to accommodate, uh, the 277 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: A's to stay there. We have their farm club already. 278 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: But yes, we want the one thing that Oscar and 279 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: I have so many times. Poor Adam Silvery must be 280 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: sick to death of the good Man's because we were 281 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: all over David Stern years ago. We have the Summer 282 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: League here, but it is a perfect spot for an 283 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: NBA franchise. And so yes, yes, yes, everything you've said, well, 284 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: you'd even take crew. We'd take crew. We did have 285 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: horse racing that didn't work. Then we did have dog 286 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: racing that didn't work. So what we need maybe two 287 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: is um, well we've got to we've got water at 288 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: Lake me which we gotta feel like meat a little 289 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: bit better. But then maybe we could have some sailing 290 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: races or we're into everything here. You are well, Las 291 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, I'm the guy who loves playing 292 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: poker in Las Vegas to also taking a trip to 293 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: the Hoover Dam and then going to ethel M's for 294 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: the chocolate factory. I love that place too. Oh my god, 295 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: you're you're so much Vegas. You best call me when 296 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: you're ready to move. Still, stay around. Show you every 297 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: kind of place to live there is see where there's 298 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: no gaming up in Boulder City. Or you want to 299 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: be in a wonderful residential area where both the Raiders 300 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: and the Nights now have um facilities and stadiums as well. 301 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: Wherever it is. And young Mike, I'm not assuming you're young, 302 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: but you're We're ready for you. I'm going to Batista's 303 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: Hole in the Wall and I have to tell you, 304 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: but I'm having breakfast with Batistaa very soon. He is 305 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: in his nineties now, and what a great restaurant, What 306 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: a great restaurant that's been over these years. So go 307 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: have a good time and enjoy it. Let me know 308 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: when you're in town my office and I will lean overboard. 309 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: How can we resist? We can't resist that this is 310 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast. I'm Michael Barr along 311 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: with Mike Lynch and catch us here every Monday, Wednesday 312 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,719 Speaker 1: and Thursday, exploring world of money in sports. You can 313 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: find me on Twitter at Big Bar Sports, and I'm 314 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: Mike Lynch. You can follow me at Lynch w CDV. 315 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: You can also download this podcast wherever you get it.