Other events, including a Raiders game, are expected to boost a wider interest in the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, but Strip gaming execs don’t expect the bonanza of the kickoff year.

A gaming analyst described Strip hotel room rates as being "stuck in neutral" for the last night of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. Prices are off almost 50 percent compared to a year ago.

With three months before the second Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, race officials, Clark County and other parties are working to minimize the challenges from last year's inaugural event.

A look at The Mirage as the iconic and historic Strip resort's closing is two weeks away. The property will rebranded as Hard Rock Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix won't have the weekend to itself. Some 12 hours after the Formula One race ends, the Las Vegas Raiders will host the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium.

Betsy Fretwell, who took over as the chief operating officer of the Las Vegas Grand Prix in January, announced her departure from the race on Friday, saying she was returning to her private consulting business.

A post-race report to Clark County outlined the highlights and lowlights of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. But the newly-appointed top executive said she's working to improve the experience.

Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix officials said more than 7,000 general admission tickets were put on sale Friday at noon — continuing through 11:59 p.m. Sunday — for Nevada residents

MGM Resorts International pushed in all its chips on the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. The company won big, producing 14 percent quarterly increases in Strip gaming and hotel revenue.

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix sent Strip casinos to their second-highest gaming revenue month. The race didn't have the same of affect on downtown casinos.

Former MGM Resorts executive Cliff Atkinson took over as president of the management company that oversees Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. His first job was the get the property ready for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Formula One fans helped Strip casinos produce their second-highest single-month gaming revenue total during November.

Gaming and tourism numbers associated with the Las Vegas Grand Prix haven't been released, but MGM Resorts CFO said race weekend was a record for hotel revenue.

Depending on where you were Saturday night, the running of the first Las Vegas Grand Prix offered a wide range of perceptions.

The spectacle promised for months by Las Vegas Grand Prix organizers — a show unlike anything else on the F1 calendar — has come under the world’s microscope. 

High ticket prices and lower than expected hotel volumes have raised fresh questions over spectator demand — questions compounded late Thursday after an abbreviated practice session cut the weekend’s opening on-track action dramatically short.

As the grand prix kicks off Saturday after several days of practice sessions, qualifying and other F1 events, the question will remain the same — is closing the most iconic street in the world for half a week worth it? 

Despite months of preparation, F1 officials are still running into obstacles associated with holding a grand prix in one of the world’s most iconic tourist destinations — from busing in casino workers, dealing with unexpected (and costly) infrastructure demands and permanent changes to the face of the Strip. 

Las Vegas Grand Prix tickets are not just expensive — they're expensive even by the standards of Formula One, experts say. 

With a last-ditch funding deal out of reach in Congress, the government will officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, grinding the machinery of many federal agencies to a halt.