{"id":307954,"date":"2024-01-24T16:39:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T22:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=307954"},"modified":"2024-01-25T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:00:58","slug":"vegas-politicians-accepted-55k-in-free-f1-tix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-politicians-accepted-55k-in-free-f1-tix\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Politicians Accepted $55K in Free F1 Tix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five Las Vegas politicians accepted \u201ceducational\u201d tickets worth more than $10,900 each to attend November\u2019s inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, according to campaign finance records first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n

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According to the newspaper, all seven members of the Clark County Commission, the Las Vegas Strip\u2019s governing body, were offered a ticket to the Skybox area, according to a letter sent to commissioners.<\/p>\n

The tickets, good for all F1 race events from November 15-18, were valued at $10K each, with $900 extra for Nevada’s 9% live entertainment tax.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commissioners Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Michael Naft declined F1’s offer. Tick Segerblom, William McCurdy, Jim Gibson, Justin Jones, and Ross Miller did not.<\/p>\n

Politicians Claim Research<\/h2>\n

Segerblom told the R-J<\/em> that attending the race was \u201ceducational.\u201d<\/p>\n

The county \u2014 its employees and residents \u2014 made the event happen and suffered lots of adverse consequences as a result,\u201d<\/strong> he said in a text to the newspaper. \u201cIf we\u2019re going to keep doing it for nine more years, we need to learn everything we can.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

McCurdy echoed the sentiment, adding that it would have been \u201cirresponsible for us to not see how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller said he attended one practice to understand the event\u2019s size and to inform his permitting and licensing decisions.<\/p>\n

Financial Disclosure Reveal Attendance<\/h2>\n

Attendance at the race was disclosed on the qualifying commissioners\u2019 2024 financial disclosure reports. Segerblom initially didn\u2019t disclose his attendance, but he told the R-J he\u00a0intended to amend his report.<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, McCurdy and Naft admitted accepting $10K in campaign donations each<\/a> — the maximum allowed by law — from the Oakland Athletics. The MLB team also gave at least $1K each last year to the campaigns of 30 of the 38 Nevada lawmakers who voted to approve $380M in public funding for the A’s to build a new Las Vegas stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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