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development unlv now stadium touted as a 'game changer' for the city By Paul Takahashi staff writer UNLV's 60,000-seat stadium proposal will feature a 100-yard-long video screen, making it the "world's largest multimedia immersive experience," according to developers. UNLV officials and the school's private partner, Majestic Realty, presented an update to Nevada's higher education leaders this month, revealing more design details and information on the "mega events" stadium — dubbed UNLV Now — and what it is expected to bring to Las Vegas. "This project is a game changer for UNLV and Las Vegas," said Don Snyder, UNLV Now's project lead. "It's an important and significant project for the state as well. It's the next big thing." Developers still have not put a price on the center — widely reported to be in the neighborhood of $800 million — but Snyder confirmed UNLV would seek more private funding beyond what Majestic provides. The Las Vegas Area Convention and Visitors Authority, casinos and hotels — "the industry" as Snyder called it — also will be asked to contribute an undetermined amount. "This is a three-way partnership between UNLV, our private partner (Majestic) and the industry," Snyder said, "It's natural that they play a role." A study by the University of Michigan's Center for Sport Management determined that with 15 events annually, a mega-events center would produce a total of $393.2 million in new direct spending for Las Vegas' hospitality sector. These new events might include a Mountain West Conference football championship game, a new college foot- will be the video screen, which Cavileer said would be viewable from 80 percent of the seats. The main screen would be a full 40 yards longer than the one in Cowboys Stadium, which is the largest high-definition video screen in the world. Plans also call for four smaller video screens in the corners. "When Vegas puts on a show, people expect something amazing," Cavileer said. "People are going to expect an over-the-top facility. (UNLV Now) should be phenomenal and iconic." Dan Meis, an architect with Woods Bagot, worked with Cavileer on the Staples Center in Los Angeles and is designing the UNLV stadium. The Jan. 11 presentation to the Nevada System of Higher Education regents was for information only; regents will paul takahashi be presented with the estimated costs model stadium: Majestic Realty partner Craig Cavileer packs up a cutaway model of the UNLV Now stadium project after the Nevada System of Higher Education's Board of Regents meeting. during a public workshop, scheduled for Feb. 22. 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