Super Bowl 58 is headed to Las Vegas.
The matchup between the Chiefs and 49ers is set to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev., roughly three miles away from the Strip.
For ages, the NFL tried to avoid any overlap between the Super Bowl and Las Vegas, but with the recent progress made with sports betting across the United States, the league has finally given in.
Why is the Super Bowl in Las Vegas? The Sporting News takes a closer look below.
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How many times has the Super Bowl been in Las Vegas?
For the first time in NFL history, the Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas in 2024.
The NFL has long avoided the Sin City as a destination to keep gambling separate from football. With sports betting now legal in 38 out of the 50 United States, the NFL has partnered with several sportsbooks like MGM, Caesars, FanDuel and DraftKings, to name a few.
The combination of those facts has led to the inevitable, as one of the biggest annual sporting events heads to one of the most popular destinations in the country.
The NFL is still doing its best to keep the two participating teams away from all the gambling action, though.
“The rules are no different for the participating teams’ players and other personnel as they would be for any other game: when on business, there is no gambling, whether it be sports gambling or otherwise,” Jeff Miller, the NFL executive VP of communications, public affairs and policy, told reporters ahead of the big game.
“Any player, coach, personnel, yours truly, who would be caught or identified gambling at a casino would be eligible for the disciplinary process, and that would be addressed in the normal course of discipline as we would any player or other personnel who there was evidence that was violating the rules around gambling.”
To help avoid any potential distractions, both teams are staying 25 miles away from the Las Vegas Strip.
Yes, the Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas but the NFL wants the teams to stay away from The Strip.
The Kansas City Chiefs will stay at Westin Lake Las Vegas, and the San Francisco 49ers will be located at Hilton Lake Las Vegas.
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How are Super Bowl sites chosen?
The NFL has changed the way it selects the site for each Super Bowl. There used to be a process where cities would make a bid to host the big game and the league would narrow down the hopefuls to a couple of finalists. Then, those finalists would submit an official proposal.
Now, the NFL contacts select venues and requests they put together a proposal for the Super Bowl to be played at their stadium. Once the proposals are collected, the owners collectively vote on the best location offered.
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There are a few conditions the NFL has required for a location to be deemed eligible to host the Super Bowl. Here are some examples:
- A market that hosts an NFL team
- Minimum 70,000 seating capacity
- Average gameday temperature of at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit
- Dome (for stadiums that don’t meet the prior requirement)
- Practice space of equal and comparable quality for both teams
- Hotel spaces equaling 35 percent of the stadium’s capacity
- Space for the Gameday Experience, NFL Experience
Previous Super Bowl locations, results
| Super Bowl | Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Location |
| 1 | 1/15/1967 | Green Bay Packers | 35-10 | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles) |
| 2 | 1/14/1968 | Green Bay Packers | 33-14 | Oakland Raiders | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 3 | 1/12/1969 | New York Jets | 16-7 | Baltimore Colts | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 4 | 1/11/1970 | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-7 | Minnesota Vikings | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 5 | 1/17/1971 | Baltimore Colts | 16-13 | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 6 | 1/16/1972 | Dallas Cowboys | 24-3 | Miami Dolphins | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 7 | 1/14/1973 | Miami Dolphins | 14-7 | Washington Redskins | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles) |
| 8 | 1/13/1974 | Miami Dolphins | 24-7 | Minnesota Vikings | Rice Stadium (Houston, Texas) |
| 9 | 1/12/1975 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-6 | Minnesota Vikings | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 10 | 1/18/1976 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-17 | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 11 | 1/9/1977 | Oakland Raiders | 32-14 | Minnesota Vikings | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 12 | 1/15/1978 | Dallas Cowboys | 27-10 | Denver Broncos | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 13 | 1/21/1979 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35-31 | Dallas Cowboys | Miami Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) |
| 14 | 1/20/1980 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-19 | Los Angeles Rams | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 15 | 1/25/1981 | Oakland Raiders | 27-10 | Philadelphia Eagles | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 16 | 1/24/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | 26-21 | Cincinnati Bengals | Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.) |
| 17 | 1/30/1983 | Washington Redskins | 21-17 | Miami Dolphins | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 18 | 1/22/1984 | Los Angeles Raiders | 38-9 | Washington Redskins | Tampa Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 19 | 1/20/1985 | San Francisco 49ers | 38-16 | Miami Dolphins | Stanford Stadium (Stanford, Calif.) |
| 20 | 1/26/1986 | Chicago Bears | 46-10 | New England Patriots | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 21 | 1/25/1987 | New York Giants | 39-20 | Denver Broncos | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 22 | 1/31/1988 | Washington Redskins | 42-10 | Denver Broncos | San Diego-Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) |
| 23 | 1/22/1989 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-16 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 24 | 1/28/1990 | Sans Francisco 49ers | 55-10 | Denver Broncos | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 25 | 1/27/1991 | New York Giants | 20-19 | Buffalo Bills | Tampa Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 26 | 1/26/1992 | Washington Redskins | 37-24 | Buffalo Bills | Metrodome (Minneapolis) |
| 27 | 1/31/1993 | Dallas Cowboys | 52-17 | Buffalo Bills | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) |
| 28 | 1/30/1994 | Dallas Cowboys | 30-13 | Buffalo Bills | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) |
| 29 | 1/29/1995 | San Francisco 49ers | 49-26 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 30 | 1/28/1996 | Dallas Cowboys | 27-17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.) |
| 31 | 1/26/1997 | Green Bay Packers | 35-21 | New England Patriots | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 32 | 1/25/1998 | Denver Broncos | 31-24 | Green Bay Packers | Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) |
| 33 | 1/31/1999 | Denver Broncos | 34-19 | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Player Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 34 | 1/30/2000 | St. Louis Rams | 23-16 | Tennessee Titans | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) |
| 35 | 1/28/2001 | Baltimore Ravens | 34-7 | New York Giants | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 36 | 2/3/2002 | New England Patriots | 20-17 | St. Louis Rams | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 37 | 1/26/2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 48-21 | Oakland Raiders | Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) |
| 38 | 2/1/2004 | New England Patriots | 32-29 | Carolina Panthers | Reliant Stadium (Houston) |
| 39 | 2/6/2005 | New England Patriots | 24-21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.) |
| 40 | 2/5/2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-10 | Seattle Seahawks | Ford Field (Detroit) |
| 41 | 2/4/2007 | Indianapolis Colts | 29-17 | Chicago Bears | Dolphin Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 42 | 2/3/2008 | New York Giants | 17-14 | New England Patriots | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) |
| 43 | 2/1/2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-23 | Arizona Cardinals | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 44 | 2/7/2010 | New Orleans Saints | 31-17 | Indianapolis Colts | Sun Life Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.) |
| 45 | 2/6/2011 | Green Bay Packers | 31-25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas) |
| 46 | 2/5/2012 | New York Giants | 21-17 | New England Patriots | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) |
| 47 | 2/3/2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 34-31 | San Francisco 49ers | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, La.) |
| 48 | 2/2/2014 | Seattle Seahawks | 43-8 | Denver Broncos | MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) |
| 49 | 2/1/2015 | New England Patriots | 28-24 | Seattle Seahawks | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) |
| 50 | 2/7/2016 | Denver Broncos | 24-10 | Carolina Panthers | Levi’s Stadium (San Francisco, Calif.) |
| 51 | 2/5/2017 | New England Patriots | 34-28 | Atlanta Falcons | NRG Stadium (Houston) |
| 52 | 2/4/2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 41-33 | New England Patriots | U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) |
| 53 | 2/3/2019 | New England Patriots | 13-3 | Los Angeles Rams | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (New Orleans, La.) |
| 54 | 2/2/2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Miami Gardens, (Miami, Fla.) |
| 55 | 2/7/2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-9 | Kansas City Chiefs | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) |
| 56 | 2/13/2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 23-20 | Cincinnati Bengals | SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, Calif.) |
| 57 | 2/12/2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 38-35 | Philadelphia Eagles | State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) |
