The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is fine-tuning the terms
of its counteroffer to Las Vegas Events regarding the future of the
prized National Finals Rodeo after 2014 and plans to submit the
counteroffer by the end of the business day Tuesday, according to a PRCA
spokesman. Spokesman Jim Bainbridge said he understands the Las
Vegas Events board plans to then meet Wednesday to decide whether to
accept the counteroffer. Las Vegas is competing with not only Osceola County in Central
Florida to host the NFR, but also with Dallas, where NBA Dallas
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Texas Gov. Rick Perry have expressed
support for the Lone Star State to host the NFR. The Las Vegas
Events offer to the PRCA was valued at $15 million a year, which is less
than the Osceola County and Dallas offers. On Dec. 15, the PRCA board rejected the LVE offer and voted to make a counteroffer. On
the same day, Osceola County Commissioners held a rare Sunday meeting
to approve an NFR bid that is offering about $10 million more in prize
money to the NFR contestants than what Las Vegas Events is offering.
During this past weekend, PRCA officials were touring Central Florida,
while PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman met with Perry in Texas last
week. Osceola County Chairman Fred Hawkins said on Tuesday the
competition to host the prized national rodeo is a three-way battle
between his county, Dallas and Las Vegas. “Las Vegas is still in play. I’m not going to rule out anybody. Every place has its good points,” Hawkins said Tuesday. “The PRCA has a big decision to make,” Hawkins said. “They have a lot of information to sort through.”...
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