Here’s how Formula 1 disrupts the Las Vegas entertainment scene

Though locals mostly avoid it, the Las Vegas Strip and businesses that support it employ hundreds of thousands of people and it’s responsible for a big chunk of the state’s tax dollars.

Entertainment — concerts, shows, sports, the NFR, and more — is a key draw for visitors. Part of that is the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, which returns for its second year.

But that race also comes at a cost, and not just for tickets. Several Strip shows, indirectly or directly employing thousands, are going dark during the race or changing their schedules altogether.

Guest: John Katsilometes, entertainment columnist, Las Vegas Review-Journal