PBR event moving to Texas from Vegas amid pandemic
The annual Professional Bull Riders World Finals is the latest event not happening in Las Vegas amid the pandemic.
VEGAS...THIS TIME..IT'S THE P-B-R WORLD FINALS...WHICH BRINGS IN THOUSANDS OFPEOPLE EVERY YEAR..LETS GET RIGHT TO....13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....JOE BARTELS...LIVE OUTSIDE....ALLEGIANT STADIUM..JOE..ORGANIZERS....WANTED TO HOLD THE EVENTTHERE...THIS WAS ONE OF THE VENUES THEYWERE HOPING FOR...THEY WANTED TO BREAK IN THE NEWSTADIUM WITH SOME BULL RIDING..BUT THAT IS NOTHAPPENING...ANYMORETHE PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERSOR P-B-R..WORLD FINALS..WERE SCHEDULED FOR LAS VEGASNOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH 8TH..AT T-MOBILE...ARENA...THIS IS VIDEO OF PREVIOUSEVENTS..THE RICHEST AND MOSTPRESTIGIOUS EVENT IN BULLRIDING..HAS BEEN HELD IN LAS VEGAS FORTHE PAST 26 YEARS..BUT TODAY..ORGANZERS GIVING SOME POINTEDCRITICISM FOR LAS VEGAS..AND FOR STATE LEADERS..FOR FORCING THEIR HANDS..TO RELOCATE THE EVENT..TO ARLINGTON TEXAS..INSIDE A-T- N-T STADIUM..HOME OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS..ON NOVEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE15TH THE 50 PERSON CAP ONGATHERINGS..IN NEVADA WASCITED FOR THE REASON FOR MOVINGTHE EVENT..DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS..BUT LISTEN TO A P-B-RCOMMISSIONER POINT THE BLAMESQUARELY AT STATE LEADERS..FOR LOSING THIS EVENT..." WE PUT IN MANY MANY HOURS ANDNUMEROUS PLANS FOR BOTHI CAN'T HONESTLY SAY THAT THETOP OFFICIALS OR THE GOVERNORSPENT ANY TIME LOOKING ORREVIEWING THE PLANS FROM APARTNER THAT'S BEEN OUT ON THEROAD DOING THIS RESPONSIBLY INOTHER COMMUNITIES ANDHELPING THEM GET BACK ON TRACK."LAS VEGAS IS SET TO HOLD THENEXT PBR GLOBAL CUP...THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR THISCOMING SPRING... AS OF NOW..THE MOVE FOR THE NOVEMBEREVENT..
MEANS..A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED EVENTS..THAT ARE TYPICALLY HELD IN LASVEGAS WILL ALSO BE MOVED.WE REACHED OUT TO THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE LATE TODAYFOR A COMMENT.BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13
The annual Professional Bull Riders World Finals is the latest event not happening in Las Vegas amid the pandemic.