{"id":3527,"date":"2024-12-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/?p=3527"},"modified":"2025-01-11T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:46:16","slug":"how-sin-city-became-the-sports-capital-why-the-las-vegas-bowl-is-a-college-football-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevegasfaces.com\/?p=3527","title":{"rendered":"How Sin City Became THE Sports Capital | Why The Las Vegas Bowl Is A College Football Favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Episode 45, David talks with John Saccenti, the executive director of the Las Vegas Bowl, which is an ESPN Events owned and operated college football bowl game here in Las Vegas every December. This episode is all sports and all Vegas! John takes us inside the excitement of the Las Vegas Bowl and tells us why no college football bowl game can even come close. We talk Vegas sports and how Vegas officially became THE Sports &amp; Entertainment Capital! 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