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Las Vegas Athletics Announce Circa Resort & Casino, Circa Sports as 1st founding partner

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Publish Date: Sep 17, 2026

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The Las Vegas Athletics announced a partnership with Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports naming them the Club’s first founding partner.
Circa will also become an official resort and sportsbook of the Las Vegas Athletics and the Las Vegas Athletics Ballpark.
The Athletics will open their new ballpark in 2028.

The new baseball club in Las Vegas is making already making moves.

The Las Vegas Athletics announced Thursday a multi-year partnership with Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports naming them the club’s first founding partner.

The Athletics will open their new ballpark in 2028.

Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports will also become an official resort and sportsbook of the Las Vegas Athletics and the Las Vegas Athletics Ballpark.

“Circa represents so much of what makes Las Vegas special – its energy, its commitment to creating unforgettable experiences and its deep connection to the sports community,” said Marc Badain, president of the Athletics in a news release. “Derek Stevens and the Circa team have been great partners to the A's, supporting the Club in West Sacramento during our time there, and we're excited to build on that relationship. As we look toward the opening of the A’s ballpark in Las Vegas, having Circa as our first Founding Partner is an important step in bringing our vision for a uniquely Las Vegas experience to life. Together, we'll create new ways for fans, visitors, and our community to experience baseball."

The downtown Las Vegas resort-casino will create new hospitality and community experiences, highlighted by an exclusive Circa Dugout Box, a premium hospitality experience connecting guests directly to the A’s dugout. The exclusive space will offer an intimate, high-energy environment unlike a traditional suite or premium seating area, giving guests an up-close connection to the players, dugout, and action unfolding on the field.

Circa also will introduce the “Time of Your Life” seats, available exclusively through the property’s hotel packages. The offering will connect a stay at the downtown Las Vegas resort with a night at the ballpark, giving visitors a new way to make an A’s game part of their Las Vegas trip.

“I’ve been a baseball fan my entire life, and I’ve believed for years that Major League Baseball belongs in Las Vegas. To now be part of bringing that vision to life, and to do it as the A’s first Founding Partner, is incredibly special. This is bigger than creating a great time inside the ballpark. It’s about welcoming baseball to Las Vegas, giving this community something new to rally around and creating the kind of unforgettable experiences this city does better than anywhere else," said Derek Stevens, CEO of Circa and Circa Sports.

Athletics Update

With just about two weeks left to go in the regular season, the A's (61-92) dropped an afternoon matinee Thursday at the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-1.

Currently, they sit 2 1/2 games above the Los Angeles Angels for fourth place in the American League West Division.

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