{"id":69203,"date":"2024-12-16T10:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=69203"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:50:04","slug":"california-to-host-x-games-for-the-next-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=69203","title":{"rendered":"California to host X Games for the next three years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong> December 16, 2024\u2013 Last week, the X Games\u00a0named Sacramento<\/a>\u00a0as their summer host for the next three years, beginning in August 2025 for the 30th anniversary of the event.<\/p>\n

What some consider the Olympics of extreme sports, the summer X Games features competitions in professional skateboarding, BMX, and Moto X. The games will host over 100 world-class athletes competing for more than $1 million in prize money.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cThe X Games and extreme sports are inherently representative of California\u2019s boldness, creativity, and innovative spirit. California is pleased to welcome the X Games and its athletes and visitors to the Sacramento region \u2013 home not only to our state\u2019s capital but a diverse population of adventurers, thrill seekers, and fans who embrace the essence\u00a0of the games.\u201d<\/h4>\n
Governor Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The games will take place at Sacramento\u2019s Cal Expo from August 22-24, 2025. The selection of California\u2019s capital for the next three years of X Games will further tourism in the Sacramento region, with an estimated 35,000 attendees anticipated daily.<\/p>\n

California’s booming tourism economy<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

California has the largest market share of tourism in the nation. Travel spending in the state reached an all-time high of $150.4 billion last year, surpassing the record $144.9 billion spent in 2019 \u2013 spending that is 3.8% higher than 2019 and 5.6% higher than 2022.<\/p>\n

The new travel-spending record generated $12.7 billion in state and local tax revenue by visitors in 2023, marking a 3% increase over 2019. Tourism created 64,900 new jobs in 2023, bringing total industry employment to 1,155,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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