The WNBA’s 25th Season: For the W
The WNBA, playing its 25th season this year, has found a comfort level playing in buildings ranging from NBA capacity to as low as 3,500 seats. Continue Reading The WNBA’s 25th Season: For the W
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Sportsbooks Bet on Arenas, Stadiums
ODDS ARE GOOD: The Fox Bet Lounge at Lincoln Financial Field offers members premium perks in a sportsbook-themed space. (PhiladelphiaEagles.com) They’re splashing their brands on in-venue areas as they battle for market share PlayUp, an Australia-based sportsbook operator, has its work cut out as it fights for a share of the increasingly competitive U.S. sports betting market. After going live in Colorado in March, PlayUp is readying its launch in New Jersey, a state that has established itself as the most robust sports betting market in the nation. More than $6 billion in sports bets were placed in New Jersey last year; Nevada, with $4.3 billion in handle, was a distant second. While that’s enticing for companies with market access in the Garden State, grabbing a slice of the pie doesn’t come easy when competing against established brands like FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM and William Hill. PlayUp sees its sponsorship… Continue Reading Sportsbooks Bet on Arenas, Stadiums
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Freshening Up the Fieldhouse
BRICK HOUSE: Suite renovations stay true to Bankers Life Fieldhouse’s retro theme. (Courtesy Indiana Pacers) How a $360M refurb will make Indy arena state of the art while keeping it retro Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the first retro-themed NBA arena, celebrates the rich heritage of basketball in the state of Indiana. More than 20 years after the venue opened in downtown Indianapolis, it’s going through a major facelift to retain its distinction for future generations. The 18,000-seat arena, home to the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, was originally designed by the old Ellerbe Becket. It opened as Conseco Fieldhouse in November 1999 with lots of brick, a curved roofline and a tight seating bowl, all features of old gyms dotting the Hoosier State. The venue’s original price tag was $185 million. As the building approaches 25 years old, sports architect Populous designed comprehensive upgrades for the “Fieldhouse of the Future” at a cost of… Continue Reading Freshening Up the Fieldhouse
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Indiana Prepares for a New Kind of Madness
Indianapolis alone has 100 college basketball games booked in March, more than 30 of them set for Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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Arena salutes Hall of Famer Irving Azoff
Pacers Sports & Entertainment has named a new space at Bankers Life Fieldhouse after music industry kingpin Irving Azoff.
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Women of Influence: Mel Raines
Mel Raines, senior vice president of facilities operations for Pacers Sports & Entertainment, and her senior team at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Steady Hand on the Wheel From political conventions to Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Mel Raines is a pro’s pro Michele “Mel” Raines knows how to go the extra mile, even when that means closing the road. As the senior vice president of facilities operations for Pacers Sports & Entertainment, Raines was instrumental in the bid that her organization made in 2017 to bring the 2021 NBA All-Star Game to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. “Instead of just FedExing it to New York City to the league office, (Pacers Sports & Entertainment Chief Operating Officer) Rick Fuson came up with the idea to get in an Indy car and drive it down Fifth Avenue and deliver it to Commissioner Adam Silver with Larry Bird (at the time the… Continue Reading Women of Influence: Mel Raines
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