Editing Paradise, Nevada

{{Short description|Unincorporated town in Nevada, United States}}
{{For|the community located in Humboldt County, Nevada|Paradise Valley, Nevada}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
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|name            = Paradise
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] and [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated town]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Nevada]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Nevada|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]]
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = {{Start date and age|1950|12|8}}
|founder                  = [[Clark County Commission]]
|named_for                = Paradise Valley
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|area_total_km2           = 109.83
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|population_total         = 191238
|population_density_km2   = 1741.28
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
|utc_offset               = −08:00
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|utc_offset_DST           = −07:00
|coordinates              = {{Coord|36|4|55|N|115|7|29|W|region:US-NV|display=inline}}
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|area_codes                = [[Area codes 702 and 725|702 and 725]]
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|blank_info               = 32-54600
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0845094
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/administrative_services/town___liaison_services/paradise_tab.php|clarkcountynv.gov/paradise}}
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'''Paradise''' is an [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated town]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/administrative-services/town-liaison/Pages/Paradise%20Town%20Advisory%20Board.aspx|title=Paradise Town Advisory Board |website=Clark County, NV |access-date=2016-02-25|archive-date=2017-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720170856/http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/administrative-services/town-liaison/Pages/Paradise%20Town%20Advisory%20Board.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Clark County, Nevada]], United States, adjacent to the city of [[Las Vegas]]. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most-populous CDP in the United States; if it were an incorporated city, it would be the fifth-largest in Nevada.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3254600|title=Census - Geography Profile: Paradise CDP, Nevada|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> As an unincorporated town, it is governed by the [[Clark County Commission]] with input from the Paradise Town Advisory Board.

Paradise contains [[Harry Reid International Airport]], the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] (UNLV), the majority of the [[Las Vegas Strip]], and most of the tourist attractions in the Las Vegas area (excluding [[Downtown Las Vegas|downtown]]). However, all Paradise addresses, as well as other unincorporated areas in the [[Las Vegas Valley]], have "Las Vegas" addresses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-03 |title=Knowing Vegas: Why isn't the Strip in Las Vegas? |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/knowing-vegas-why-isnt-the-strip-in-las-vegas/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
The southern part of the [[Las Vegas Valley]] was referred to as Paradise Valley as early as 1910, owing to a high [[water table]] that made the land particularly fertile for farming.<ref>{{cite news|title=Origin of many Clark County township names is a mystery|newspaper=Anthem View|location=Las Vegas|author=F. Andrew Taylor|date=August 3, 2010|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:VNNL&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1316569E1E17B088&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Paradise Valley well named|newspaper=Las Vegas Age|date=May 28, 1910}}</ref> County commissioners established a Paradise school district in 1914.<ref>{{cite news|title=County board met Monday|newspaper=Las Vegas Age|date=November 7, 1914}}</ref>

[[File:Las Vegas Suburbs.jpg|left|thumb|Neighborhoods on the east side of Paradise]]
In 1950, mayor Ernie Cragin of Las Vegas sought to annex the [[Las Vegas Strip]], which was unincorporated territory, in order to expand the city's tax base to fund his ambitious building agenda and pay down the city's rising debt.<ref name=moehring>{{cite book|last=Moehring|first=Eugene P.|title=Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-2000|year=2000|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=0-87417-356-6|pages=87|url=https://archive.org/details/resortcityinsunb0000moeh_e2q7}}</ref> A group of casino executives, led by [[Gus Greenbaum]] of the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]], lobbied the county commissioners for town status, which would prevent the city from annexing the land without the commission's approval.<ref name=moehring /> The commission voted to create the unincorporated town of Paradise on December 8, 1950.<ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas: Bright lights, but not a big city |author=Steve Kanigher |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jul/18/las-vegas-bright-lights-but-not-a-big-city/ |newspaper=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 18, 2003 |access-date=2017-10-28}}</ref><ref name=luxury>{{cite news|title=Luxury hotel 'Strip' in Clark becomes town|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=December 11, 1950|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14739517/luxury_hotel_strip_in_clark_becomes/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The town encompassed a strip {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} wide and {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} long, from the southern city limits of Las Vegas to just south of the Flamingo.<ref name=luxury /> The town board initially consisted of five casino managers, chaired by Greenbaum.<ref name=luxury /><ref name=newboundary>{{cite news|title=New boundary for Paradise|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=January 16, 1951|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14739612/new_boundary_for_paradise/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

A month after its establishment, the town was expanded to include the residential areas of Paradise Valley, giving it a total area of {{convert|54|sqmi}}.<ref name=newboundary /> Months later, however, it was reported that county officials had determined that the town had not been properly established, because the petition for the town's formation had an insufficient number of signatures and because it had violated a state law forbidding formation of a town spanning multiple school districts.<ref name=hoggatt>{{cite news|title=Paradise revealed as town that never was|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=John Hoggatt|date=April 27, 1951|page=3}}</ref> On August 20, 1951, county commissioners accepted petitions to create two new towns covering the area of the putative town.<ref>{{cite news|title=New town 'richest' in state|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=August 21, 1951|page=1}}</ref> Town "A" of Paradise included the areas that lay within a Las Vegas school district, extending from the city limits to a point one mile south, while Town "B" included the areas within the Paradise school district.<ref name=hoggatt />

In 1953, Town A was renamed as [[Winchester, Nevada|Winchester]], and Town B became known simply as Paradise.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rich new Nevada town of Winchester founded|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=October 8, 1953|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14740652/rich_new_nevada_town_of_winchester/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In 1975, Nevada enacted a law that would have incorporated Paradise (along with [[Sunrise Manor, Nevada|Sunrise Manor]] and Winchester) into the City of Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clark consolidation bill signed|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|location=Reno, NV|date=May 22, 1975|agency=AP|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-clark-consolidation/158900865/ |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> Before it could take effect, however, the bill was struck down as unconstitutional by the [[Supreme Court of Nevada|Nevada Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Why consolidating city and county governments isn't a silver bullet for waste|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|author=Michael Mishak|date=May 24, 2009|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/24/why-consolidating-city-and-county-governments-isnt/|access-date=2015-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite court|litigants=County of Clark v. City of Las Vegas|vol=550|reporter=P.2d|opinion=779|court=Nev.|date=1976|url=http://law.justia.com/cases/nevada/supreme-court/1976/8719-1.html|access-date=2015-07-12}}</ref>

=== MGM Grand fire of 1980 ===
{{Main|MGM Grand fire}}

The deadliest fire that occurred in the entire [[Las Vegas Valley]] was the MGM Grand fire on November 21, 1980. In the early morning hours, a deli counter had an electrical short that resulted in a fire in the walls of the hotel. The [[Horseshoe Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] was built to the fire code of 1973, which did not require sprinkler systems, so sprinklers were only installed in the kitchens and theater. The fire traveled in the walls of the hotel damaging the fire alarm system.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-20 |title=40 years later: Reflections on the Las Vegas MGM Grand hotel fire |url=https://www.firerescue1.com/high-rise/articles/40-years-later-reflections-on-the-las-vegas-mgm-grand-hotel-fire-4Iu1HhvGMQgBHicF/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=FireRescue1 |language=en-US}}</ref> As the fire burned, toxic smoke entered the ventilation system traveling to the rooms of the hotel. Guests broke windows to get fresh air, while waiting for rescue from firemen. Eighty-five people died in the fire, with two more dying later, bringing the death toll to 87 people. In addition to those who died, nearly 700 people were injured in the fire.<ref name=fire>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-21 |title=44 years ago: Devastating Las Vegas MGM hotel fire left 87 dead, hundreds injured |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/44-years-ago-devastating-las-vegas-mgm-hotel-fire-left-87-dead-hundreds-injured/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241123015148/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/44-years-ago-devastating-las-vegas-mgm-hotel-fire-left-87-dead-hundreds-injured/ |archive-date=2024-11-23 |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=KLAS |language=en-US}}</ref> This fire contributed to a widespread change in the requirements for fire safety in hotels.<ref name=fire />

=== Las Vegas shooting ===
{{Main|2017 Las Vegas shooting}}
On October 1, 2017, the deadliest [[mass shooting]] in the United States by a lone gunman occurred in Paradise when 64-year-old [[Stephen Paddock]] opened fire on the crowd attending the [[Route 91 Harvest]] music festival on the Strip from his 32nd-floor suite in the [[Mandalay Bay]] hotel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenblatt |first1=Kalhan |title=Las Vegas shooting is deadliest in modern U.S. history |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/las-vegas-shooting/las-vegas-shooting-deadliest-modern-u-s-history-n806486 |agency=NBC News |date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> He fired more than 1,000 rounds, killing 60 people and wounding at least 413 others.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schnur |first1=Sabrina |title=Stephen Paddock’s guns destroyed, land sold, hearing confirms |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/stephen-paddocks-guns-destroyed-land-sold-hearing-confirms-2764870/ |website=Review Journal |publisher=Las Vegas Review Journal}}</ref> The ensuing panic brought the total number of injured to approximately 867. About an hour later, he was found dead in his room from a [[self-inflicted gunshot wound]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Coroner says Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock killed himself |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coroner-says-las-vegas-gunman-stephen-paddock-killed-himself/ |agency=CBS News |date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>

=== Cybertruck explosion ===
{{Main|2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion}}
On January 1, 2025, at approximately 8:39 a.m. (PST), an IED exploded in a [[Tesla Cybertruck]] parked outside the main entrance of the [[Trump International Hotel Las Vegas]] in Paradise. The driver and alleged perpetrator was Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an American-born, active-duty United States Army Special Forces soldier from Colorado Springs, Colorado.<ref name=bomb /> He was on leave from overseas duty and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head immediately before the explosion.<ref name=bomb /> Seven bystanders were injured by the blast.<ref name=bomb>{{cite news |last1=Margolin |first1=Josh |last2=Stone |first2=Alex |last3=Hutzler |first3=Alexandra |last4=Brennan |first4=David |last5=Katersky |first5=Aaron |last6=Reinstein |first6=Julia |last7=Deliso |first7=Meredith |title=Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion: 2 letters found on suspect's phone, police say |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/las-vegas-cybertruck-explosion-investigators-piece-suspects-final/story?id=117291682 |agency=ABC News |date=January 3, 2025}}</ref> Authorities found that the vehicle contained firework mortars and gas canisters, which had fueled the explosion and fire. Per a note from Livelsberger's "the explosion was a stunt meant to be a 'wake up call' for the nation’s troubles".<ref>{{cite news |last1=CATALINI |first1=MIKE |title=Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say |url=https://apnews.com/article/tesla-cybertruck-explosion-trump-hotel-las-vegas-248b41d87287170aa7b68d27581fdb4d |agency=AP News |date=January 7, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of Paradise (which may not coincide exactly with the town boundaries) has a total area of {{convert|46.7|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The official town boundaries are bordered by [[Desert Inn Road]] to the north, [[Nellis Boulevard]] to the east, [[Sunset Road]] to the south and [[Decatur Boulevard]] to the west.  There is a southern finger between Bermuda Road and [[Nevada State Route 607|Eastern Avenue]] south to Silverado Ranch Boulevard.  South of [[Russell Road (Las Vegas)|Russell Road]], the eastern border stairsteps on a rough 45-degree angle toward the corner of Eastern and Robindale Road, and there is an additional finger surrounding [[Las Vegas Beltway|Interstate 215]] east to [[St. Rose Parkway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gisgate.co.clark.nv.us/gisplot_pdfs/gis/Paradise.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715045027/http://gisgate.co.clark.nv.us/gisplot_pdfs/gis/Paradise.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-15 |url-status=live|title=Paradise Map|website=Gisgate.cp.clark.nv.us|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 24477
|1980= 84818
|1990= 124682
|2000= 186070
|2010= 223167
|2020= 191238
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/paradisecdpnevada/PST045219|title=Census of Population and Housing (1790-2000)|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2010-07-17}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]] of 2020,<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Paradise CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=040XX00US32_160XX00US3254600&d=DEC+Demographic+Profile |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=quickfacts.census.gov}}</ref> there were 191,238 people residing in Paradise. The racial makeup was 42.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 15.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents made up 33.5% of the population, and 36.6% of the population was [[non-Hispanic White]].

As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name=":1" /> there were 223,167 people residing in Paradise. The racial makeup was 59.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 5.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents made up 31.2% of the population, and 46.3% of the population was [[non-Hispanic White]].

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 186,070 people, 77,209 households, and 43,314 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,947.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 85,398 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,811.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.77% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.59% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.47% of the population.

In 2020 there were 80,732 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 29.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 30.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=":2" />

In the CDP, 21.4% was under the age of 19, 7% from 20 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 20 and over, there were 105.4 males.<ref name=":2" />

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,032. The median income for a family was $61,743 versus $72,654 for [[married couple families]]. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $68,858. 16.8% of the population and 11.8% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 15.5% of males were living below the poverty line versus 18.2% of females. 19.3% of families with children under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.<ref name=":2" />

==Places of interest==
[[File:Bellagio Fountain, Las Vegas (Time Lapse Movie) (5395252538).jpg|thumb|The [[Bellagio (resort and casino)|Bellagio]] at dusk]]
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*[[James Turrell|''Akhob'']] by [[James Turrell]]
*[[Allegiant Stadium]]
*[[Richard MacDonald|The Art of Richard MacDonald]]
*[[Bellagio (resort)|Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens]]
*[[Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art]]
*[[Marco Cochrane|Bliss Dance]]
*[[Bodies: The Exhibition]]
*[[High Roller (Ferris wheel)|High Roller]]
*[[Las Vegas Little Theater]]
*[[Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra]]
*[[Liberace Museum]]
*[[Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art]]
*[[Martin Lawrence Galleries]]
*[[National Atomic Testing Museum]]
*[[Music of Nevada|Nevada Ballet Theatre]]
*[[The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas|P3 Art Studio]]
*[[T-Mobile Arena]]
*[[Luxor Hotel and Casino|Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition]]
*[[Shark Reef]]
*[[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]]
*[[Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign|Welcome to Las Vegas sign]]
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==Education==
The [[Clark County School District]] serves Paradise, as well as the rest of Clark County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32003_clark/DC20SD_C32003.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723212318/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32003_clark/DC20SD_C32003.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, NV|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 23, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32003_clark/DC20SD_C32003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The township is home to the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].<ref name=Paradisemapwairportanduniv>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st32_nv/place/p3254600_paradise/DC20BLK_P3254600.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Paradise CDP, NV|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-28|page=1 (PDF p. 2/5)|quote=Univ of Nevada Las Vegas[...]McCarran International Arprt}} (see aircraft symbol for the airport)</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/paradise-nv/|title=Paradise, NV |website=Data USA |access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Las Vegas Monorail MGM Grand Station.jpg|thumb|Las Vegas Monorail MGM Grand Station]]
[[Harry Reid International Airport]] (formerly McCarran International Airport) is in Paradise CDP.<ref name=Paradisemapwairportanduniv/>

Paradise also has multiple casinos connected to the [[Las Vegas Monorail]]. The monorail ends at the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] Monorail Station in Paradise.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas Monorail {{!}} Alternative to Shuttles, Taxis & Trams |url=https://www.lvmonorail.com |website=www.lvmonorail.com |date=23 November 2015}}</ref>

Paradise is also served by the [[Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada]] by bus routes both on and off the [[Las Vegas Strip]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada |url=https://www.rtcsnv.com/about/about-the-rtc/ |website=RTCSNV}}</ref>

==Sports==
{{See also|Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area}}
[[File:T-Mobile Arena (31534778122).jpg|left|thumb|[[T-Mobile Arena]]]]
[[File:Allegiant Stadium (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|[[Allegiant Stadium]]]]
Paradise is home to Las Vegas's three major league sports teams: the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), which play at [[T-Mobile Arena]], the [[Las Vegas Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) which play at [[Allegiant Stadium]], and the [[Las Vegas Aces]] of the [[WNBA]] which play at [[Michelob Ultra Arena]]. [[Super Bowl LVIII]] in 2024 was played at Allegiant Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/las-vegas-to-host-super-bowl-in-2024-sources-say-2496171/|title=Las Vegas to host Super Bowl in 2024, sources say|date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> Paradise will be the future home of the [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-20 |title=Oakland A's close in on move to Las Vegas after signing land deal for stadium |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/20/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-relocation-stadium |access-date=2023-04-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DUBOW |first=JOSH |date=2023-04-20 |title=Oakland A's purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/oakland-a-s-purchase-land-for-new-stadium-in-las-17907772.php |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref> at [[New Las Vegas Stadium|a new stadium]].

As UNLV is located in Paradise, most of its various teams play in the township. The [[UNLV Rebels football]] program plays at Allegiant Stadium, and the [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|Runnin' Rebels]] and [[UNLV Lady Rebels basketball|Lady Rebels]] play at [[Thomas & Mack Center]] and in the [[Cox Pavilion]] respectively.

Also, since 2004, the [[NBA Summer League|Las Vegas Summer League]], organized by the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), is played in the Thomas & Mack Center and in the Cox Pavilion.<ref name="w133">{{cite web | last=Bradley | first=Bill | title=Vegas Summer League: Check out the changes for 2019 | website=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=2019-07-04 | url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/nba-summer-league/vegas-summer-league-check-out-the-changes-for-2019-1701604/ | access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref> Many [[NCAA]] College Basketball Tournament conferences are also hosted at the Thomas & Mack Center in March every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas is your home court for March basketball excitement |url=https://www.visitlasvegas.com/experience/post/where-to-catch-all-of-the-basketball-mayhem-in-las-vegas/ |website=Visit Las Vegas}}</ref>

Since 1985, almost every December the [[National Finals Rodeo]] has been held at the Thomas & Mack Center. The one exception was in 2020, when the event was held in [[Arlington, Texas]], at [[Globe Life Field]] due to public health concerns during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roelofsen |first1=Madi |title=The NFR Wasn't Always Under the Las Vegas Lights |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/rodeo/pro-rodeo/national-finals-rodeo-was-not-always-under-las-vegas-lights-ma |agency=Sports Illustrated |date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> The contract extension signed in June 2024 means that the finals will continue to be held at the Thomas & Mack Center until at least 2035.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Everson |first1=Patrick |title=NFR’s Vegas history is growing |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/rodeo/national-finals-rodeo/nfrs-vegas-history-is-growing-3223252/ |agency=Las Vegas Review Journal |date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>

Paradise has hosted the [[Formula One]] [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]], held on a [[street circuit]] including part of the Las Vegas Strip, since [[2023 Formula One World Championship|2023]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Las Vegas to host Formula 1 night race from 2023|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-las-vegas-to-host-formula-1-night-race-from-2023.69O9nKLwKraqAhR5rr8TQg.html|publisher=Formula 1|date=30 March 2022|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Las Vegas Strip]]
* [[Las Vegas Valley]]
* [[Clark County, Nevada]]
* [[Las Vegas Monorail]]
* [[Paradise (2013 American film)|''Paradise'' (2013 film)]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/administrative_services/town___liaison_services/paradise_tab.php Paradise Town Advisory Board Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720170856/http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/administrative-services/town-liaison/Pages/Paradise%20Town%20Advisory%20Board.aspx |date=2017-07-20 }}

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