Las Vegas
NRL offers US bookmakers TV rights as part of betting push
Having started its season with the historic Las Vegas double-header, the NRL has found a novel way to crack the American betting market.
- by Adam Pengilly
Latest
Sydney Opera House or armadillo? This new stadium looks very familiar
A new baseball stadium in Las Vegas is being compared to the design of one of Australia’s most famous landmarks. But is it an accident or intentional?
- by Helen Pitt
Opinion
NRL 2024
Fox trap: NRL targets free-to-air TV deal in America
Lachlan Murdoch and Fox hold the key to the NRL cracking the US, but to win over American viewers the code may have to come out from behind the pay TV wall.
- by Danny Weidler
NRL focus on future growth of American TV market after Las Vegas launch
Despite the spectacular success of the season-opening double-header, the NRL has a long way to go to penetrate the United States television market.
- by Adam Pengilly, Michael Chammas and Amelia McGuire
Analysis
NRL 2024
Las Vegas report card: We run the rule over the NRL in Sin City
Was the NRL’s American adventure a success? We cast a critical eye over the areas in which the code excelled, and those where it needs to lift its game.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘Shocked, obsessed, we love it’: Americans give their Vegas verdict
We hunted out US punters at Allegiant Stadium – not an easy task given the number of travelling Australians – to get their first impressions of rugby league.
- by Adrian Proszenko
No scandal in Sin City: Top Vegas cop praises exemplary behaviour of NRL stars
The NRL’s biggest concern was that the players could have a big Saturday night after their footballing commitments finished. They need not have worried.
- by Adrian Proszenko
The three magical Las Vegas moments that sold the NRL to America
If Peter V’landys wanted magic tricks to get a toehold in the US market, he got them – courtesy of Joseph Manu, Reece Walsh and a little halfback bringing down a big man.
- by Adam Pengilly
Opinion
NRL 2024
The two NRL clubs in a turf war to become America’s team
The Roosters and Sea Eagles are playing up their US connections in a bid to return to Las Vegas next year as all signs point to the historic season opener being a smash hit.
- by Danny Weidler
What happens in Vegas? Reggie the Rabbit gives away the bride
Step aside, Elvis. When two Souths fans from the Central Coast got married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel this week, there was only one choice to walk the bride down the aisle.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Sin Bin in Sin City
NRL 2024
‘Not a big fan of the US’: Combine candidate eyes fresh start in the NRL
Xavier Miller had been looking for a life-changing opportunity to ignite his sporting career abroad when he heard about the NRL combine.
- by Adrian Proszenko
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