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When Colleges Fight with Friday Night Lights: A Cautionary Tale for Event Owners

When Colleges Fight with Friday Night Lights: A Cautionary Tale for Event Owners

If college football hasn’t made a New Year’s resolution yet, high school football has a suggestion: stop planning anything for Friday nights. And coll...

Salt Lake City Suddenly Emerges as Serious Contender to Host 2030 Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City Suddenly Emerges as Serious Contender to Host 2030 Winter Olympics

Calgary may have taken itself off the list of cities vying to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, but another North American winter sports destination — Sa...

PHIT Act Falls Victim to a D.C. in Disarray

PHIT Act Falls Victim to a D.C. in Disarray

The government shutdown has claimed its first major casualty – and it’s nothing to do with federal workers and their paychecks – and everything to do ...

The No-Drone Zone: Why Event Owners and Venue Operators Need to Set Limits

The No-Drone Zone: Why Event Owners and Venue Operators Need to Set Limits

The Olympics will be a no-drone zone in 2020. The Japanese government has released a statement that no UAVs are will be allowed near venues during the...

With the Shuttering of Its National Tourism Board, Mexico Stands to Lose Sports Event...

With the Shuttering of Its National Tourism Board, Mexico Stands to Lose Sports Event Owners

Mexico has announced the shuttering of its national tourism board – at perhaps the most disadvantageous time, considering news of violence and unrest ...

New Version of XFL Set to Kick Off in 2020 – but will it be Sidelined Like Previous...

New Version of XFL Set to Kick Off in 2020 – but will it be Sidelined Like Previous Start-Up Leagues?

The inexorable march toward this year’s Super Bowl is consuming the football nation right now but if promoter Vince McMahon gets his way, people will ...

USA Karate

USA Karate

USA National Karate-do Federation is the national governing body for this martial art, which is to be included for the first time in the Olympics in 2...

A Change of Venue

A Change of Venue

Sometimes, we just need a change of scenery. In a new place, under new conditions, event owners and rights holders are often able to put a new spin on...

Insurance 101

Insurance 101

Everyone planning amateur sports tournaments hopes nothing will go wrong. But unfortunately, problems can arise, accidents can happen, and injuries ma...

Navigating the RFP Process

Navigating the RFP Process

No matter what sport you’re talking about, no matter what size the event is and no matter where it takes place, every event starts as a request for pr...