Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. The Super Bowl will be held in Las Vegas for the first time. John Locher/AP
- The estimated economic impact of recent Super Bowls in host cities has surged to over $1 billion.
- Experts predict Las Vegas could get $1.1 billion in gross economic impact from this year’s game.
- Here are the locations that could reap big benefits in the years to come.
The Super Bowl is heading to Sin City for the first time, and a lot of money is coming with it.
The big game is expected to have a gross economic impact of $1.1 billion for the Las Vegas area, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority along with research from Applied Analysis, a quantitative analysis firm, provided to Business Insider. The city typically sees about $300 million in gross economic impact during Super Bowl weekends.
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