Las Vegas Discusses Partnership with BLAST for 2028 Major

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) plans to meet on November 10 to approve a $2 million sponsorship agreement with BLAST ApS. The agreement covers the staging of two events in 2028, one of which will be a Counter-Strike Major tournament.

According to the authority's board meeting calendar, the Counter-Strike Major tournament will take place in Las Vegas in 2028, on the weekend between Thanksgiving and the National Finals Rodeo. A second Major tournament in 2028 is also expected to be held in Las Vegas. Its date has tentatively been set for November 20 to December 10.

As part of the agreement, BLAST also plans to hold another esports event at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the summer of 2028. However, it is not yet clear whether this event will be a Counter-Strike tournament.

The LVCVA announced that the agreement will provide it with host city status, global digital and broadcast promotion opportunities, as well as lodging and ticket rights. BLAST, for its part, announced that its 2025 summer Major tournament in Austin sold more than 45,000 tickets and generated $102 million in economic impact.