Nevada Newsmakers

Host: Sam Shad

Guests:
Jeff Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Entertainment Part 2


"People in the Bay Area, Sacramento, really haven’t had a lot of reasons to come to downtown Reno. In fact, they had a lot of reasons to stay away from downtown Reno. "

- Jeff Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Entertainment says his company has to create the canvas to make Reno desirable. He adds Reno has the potential to be a regional entertainment market. He’s holding off on marketing to the Bay Area until the property is complete so that a visitors first experience is a good experience. The Fairgrounds on his property can accommodate 15,000 concertgoers.