A fan’s guide for Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium

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With fans allowed to be Raiders games astatine Allegiant Stadium this season, the installation itself volition beryllium arsenic large of an attraction arsenic the play connected the field.

The $2 billion, 65,000-seat stadium was completed past twelvemonth but stood bare for Raiders location games due to the fact that of COVID-19 precautions.

This year, to let fans to be games and ditch their masks, lone those who are vaccinated volition beryllium allowed successful the stadium.

The assemblage sound volition beryllium euphony to squad proprietor Mark Davis’ ears. He besides skipped location games past season, aft promising helium wouldn’t be games astatine the team’s caller location arsenic agelong arsenic fans couldn’t either.

All progressive got a tiny sensation of however that volition beryllium during the Raiders’ sole preseason location crippled Aug. 14. The announced assemblage of 50,101 brought beingness into the stadium that wasn’t determination past season. Davis expects that to ramp up much with the projected sellout for the regular-season opener against the Baltimore Ravens connected “Monday Night Football.”

“I deliberation it’s fantastic,” Davis said, “and the breathtaking portion is I get to go. An NFL regular-season crippled is decidedly different. We’ll spot if we’re ready.”

For Raiders fans, here’s what you request to cognize arsenic you hole to be a crippled astatine Allegiant Stadium.

Parking

Fans tin take to thrust and parkland astatine 1 of the respective Raiders controlled lots, some astir the stadium and offsite. Those tons let a Raider Nation staple, tailgating. So if fans privation to partake successful the festivities, they should get early. Parking tons unfastened 4 hours earlier kickoff.

A full of 6,000 parking spots successful the area, including the bulk of the 2,700 surrounding the stadium, let tailgating.

MGM Resort properties Mandalay Bay, Delano, Luxor and New York-New York besides connection game-day parking. Parking passes are disposable for acquisition up of clip connected the gaming giant’s website.

Most stadium postulation volition beryllium connected Russell Road, with related congestion connected Interstate 15 off-ramps successful some directions. Traffic chiefly builds astir an hr earlier a ample lawsuit astatine the stadium.

If driving and sitting successful postulation isn’t for you, fans tin fto others get them to Allegiant Stadium.

Game Day Express

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada offers its Game Day Express autobus work for Raiders location games. Fans tin beryllium transported to and from the stadium from 5 vale locations.

The locations are Green Valley Ranch hotel, Red Rock Resort, Boulder Station, Santa Fe Station and The M Resort.

Trips are $2 each mode and are acceptable to beryllium disposable up of clip connected the RideRTC app.

Airport shuttle

For those flying into Las Vegas, a shuttle from McCarran International Airport volition beryllium disposable connected crippled days. One-way and round-trip tickets are disposable lone astatine the airdrome astatine the AWG Ambassador Booth.

The shuttle, which is $40 for 1 mode and $80 for circular trip, volition beryllium astatine Terminal 1, doorway No. 11 extracurricular baggage claim.

A instrumentality shuttle volition tally instantly aft the crippled until an hr and a fractional aft the last whistle. That shuttle tin beryllium picked up astatine the East VIP entranceway of the stadium.

Taxi/General driblet off

Stadium-goers tin besides beryllium dropped disconnected by taxi oregon by friends and household members astatine the designated drop-off constituent located connected Diablo Drive and Procyon Street. From that point, a gated walking way lone unfastened connected lawsuit days volition pb fans to the stadium. Treasure Island’s crippled shuttle work besides drops disconnected and picks up fans successful this area.

Ride hailing

Ride-hailing services are besides a fashionable mode of proscription for stadium events. The main ride-hailing batch is located conscionable northbound of the stadium connected Dean Martin Drive adjacent the Hacienda Avenue Bridge. Drivers tin entree the country by Taking Tropicana Avenue to Dean Martin.

Proof of vaccination

Those who are afloat vaccinated volition beryllium allowed to bask the crippled without wearing a mask. Anyone who is partially vaccinated volition beryllium allowed to be but indispensable bash truthful wearing a mask. The aforesaid goes for fans 2 to 11 years old, who aren’t yet eligible to person the vaccine.

Stadium unit volition verify vaccination presumption by either scanning a QR codification connected a fan’s smartphone via the Clear Health Pass app, provided the idiosyncratic enters idiosyncratic accusation and vaccination paper information.

Fans who don’t person a smartphone, are nether 13, are partially vaccinated oregon person a overseas vaccination paper tin bring their insubstantial vaccine paper and a government-issued recognition paper for verification, a authorities oregon aesculapian work supplier PDF oregon photocopy of their vaccine paper oregon a integer vaccination card.

Any instrumentality who isn’t vaccinated tin get the process started on-site connected crippled days; a vaccination country volition beryllium acceptable up successful a parking batch of Allegiant Stadium. Fans volition beryllium capable to participate the stadium the aforesaid time they person their archetypal shot, with a disguise requirement.

Cashless facility

Allegiant Stadium is the archetypal large venue to unfastened wholly cashless. Credit and debit cards are accepted forms of payment, arsenic is Apple Pay oregon Google Pay connected smartphones.

If a instrumentality shows up astatine the stadium with lone cash, determination are respective kiosks passim the stadium wherever they tin person currency into a prepaid debit card. That paper tin beryllium utilized anyplace recognition cards are accepted.

Concessions

Here are a fewer of the nutrient choices successful the stadium:

BBQ Mexicana (Section 122 an 314); Rollin Smoke BBQ (Section 124); Capriotti’s (Section 220); Pizza Rock (section 342, Twitch Lounge and Modelo Cantina); Evel Pies (Section 316); Ferraro’s (Section 327); FukuBurger (Section 128).

The choices are galore from chickenhearted wings and hamburgers to lobster process and sushi.

Drink options besides are plentiful, whether idiosyncratic is looking for h2o oregon soda oregon thing stronger specified arsenic beer, vino oregon a cocktail.

Concessions are located passim the stadium, making the walking region minimal for those bare oregon thirsty oregon both.

Gluten-free choices tin beryllium recovered at: Tastes of the Nation (Section 120 and 141), The Gridiron (Sections 203, 247, 325, and 340), Twitch Lounge (Section C131-C137), BBQ Mexicana, Rollin’ Smoke BBQ and Capriotti’s.

Tastes of the Nation, The Gridiron and BBQ Mexicana besides connection vegan options, and vegetarians tin find items astatine those 3 concession stands arsenic good arsenic Rollin’ Smoke, Capriotti’s, Pizza Rock, Evel Pies, Ferraro’s, Twitch Lounge (Sections C131 – C137), Our Haus (Section 224) and Boomtown Burgers (Section 312).

What’s not allowed inside

Before fans effort to marque their mode wrong the stadium, they should beryllium alert of the items that are banned inside.

Large bags, weapons, projectiles, extracurricular nutrient and beverages, strollers and laptops are not allowed. Sticks, drones, commercialized audio devices, nonservice dogs and noise-maker fireworks are besides prohibited.

Clear bags, fanny packs, 1-gallon freezer bags and clutches not larger than 4.4 inches by 6.5 inches are permitted. There are aggregate container cheque areas located crossed the thoroughfare from the stadium if 1 needs to cheque successful a container larger than allowed.

Bag cheque carries a $20 nonrefundable fee. Bags indispensable beryllium picked up wrong an hr pursuing a game.

Raider Image Store

Fans looking for the latest Derek Carr oregon Darren Waller jersey oregon immoderate different benignant of Raiders point tin find them wrong the stadium. At 18,500 quadrate feet, determination is plentifulness of country to roam. The store isn’t unfastened conscionable connected crippled days; it’s disposable each day.

Coors Light Landing

The Coors Light Landing surrounding the Al Davis Memorial Torch is simply a must-see for each successful attendance. Fans tin drawback a portion astatine the barroom astatine the basal of the torch, portion taking successful the views of the Las Vegas Strip done the monolithic lanai doors. The torch is among the largest 3-D printed items successful the satellite and is awaiting authoritative designation from the Guinness Book of World Records.

Wall of Fame

Although the precocious Al Davis’ celebrated quote, “The greatness of the Raiders lies successful their future,” is inactive often utilized by the organization, the past is arsenic arsenic important.

Celebrating the affluent past of the team, the stadium features the Raiders’ Wall of Fame. Located connected the 200 level. Each subordinate of the Silver and Black enshrined successful the Pro Football Hall of Fame person monolithic versions of their sanction and fig on a wall. The partition was a fashionable photograph spot for fans during their preseason game.

Wynn Field Club

If you privation the existent Las Vegas nightclub acquisition astatine a game, the 11,000-square-foot Wynn Field nine volition bash conscionable that. Located successful the northbound extremity zone, fans tin get VIP admittance to the abstraction for $750,which includes admittance to the game.

Table reservations with vessel work are besides disposable for varying prices, which springiness fans immoderate of the champion views of the game. Tables tin acceptable up to 10 guests.

Art walk

There are assorted forms of artwork donning the stadium’s interior walls. Take a stroll astir assorted concourses successful the stadium to spot everything from photos of the stadium being built, Las Vegas- and Raiders-themed paintings and much await fans astatine games.

Review-Journal newsman Mark Anderson contributed to this report. Contact Mick Akers astatine makers@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers connected Twitter.

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