FAQs for USBC, Las Vegas agreement

Complete details about USBC/Las Vegas agreement

What years will each USBC Championships Tournament be held in Las Vegas?
This is a multi-year agreement that will bring the USBC Women's Championships to the new South Point venue in 2016, 2020 and 2022 and the USBC Open Championships in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Will the tournaments be held at the South Point bowling center?
No. There will be a new $30 million bowling facility constructed on the property at the South Point Hotel and Casino. This will complement the existing bowling center at South Point.

USBC, Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority are partnering with South Point to build the permanent, world-class bowling tournament facility at one of Las Vegas' premier bowling destinations. Construction of the new arena at will begin in May 2013.

When will the new South Point bowling venue open?
The new venue is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015. Several events will be held there prior to the 2016 Women's Championships.

How many lanes will there be in the new venue?
The new tournament facility will include more than 60 lanes featuring the latest bowling technology, tournament registration area, squad room, locker facilities and more.

What does the Las Vegas deal mean for Reno?
USBC has a long-term commitment with Reno that will bring the Open and Women's Championships to the National Bowling Stadium regularly through 2030. The visits already scheduled bring the Women's Championships to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in 2014 and to the National Bowling Stadium in 2015, 2018, 2023 and 2025. The Open Championships will head to the NBS in 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

As part of the agreement with Reno, there will be $15 million of renovations to the NBS, which started in 2013 with the addition of the 900 Global Showcase Lanes on the ground floor of the one-of-a-kind venue.

USBC feels that having Reno and Las Vegas in the mix is a strong 1-2 punch of great bowling cities that also are top vacation destinations.

With multiple year deals with Reno and Las Vegas in place, what other cities will be hosting the Championships?
USBC recently named additional host cities for the Open and Women's Championships.

The Open Championships already was scheduled to visit El Paso, Texas, in 2015 and will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., in 2018 and Baton Rouge, La., in 2025. The Women's Championships will head to Baton Rouge in 2017, Wichita, Kan., in 2019 and Mobile, Ala., in 2021.