The Las Vegas CS2 Major could happen in 2028 if the city’s tourism board approves a $2 million deal with BLAST. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) votes on the sponsorship on November 10. The agreement covers 2 BLAST events in 2028, including a Counter-Strike Major, and BLAST would organize both. Tentative plans place the Major between November 20 and December 10.
This article covers the proposed dates, the deal terms, the second event, and the Austin Major numbers behind the plan.
Las Vegas CS2 Major 2028: Deal and Vote Details
The LVCVA will meet on November 10 to approve a $2 million sponsorship agreement with BLAST ApS. The deal would bring 2 events to Las Vegas in 2028. One of them is a Counter-Strike Major. The LVCVA is the public agency that markets Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination.
The agenda item for the LVCVA BLAST sponsorship is marked for possible action, so the board can approve, amend, or delay it. It asks directors to authorize chief executive Steve Hill to sign the agreement. The full $2 million would come from the LVCVA’s fiscal year 2028 budget.
Las Vegas would host the second Major of 2028. The tentative CS2 Major 2028 dates are November 20 to December 10. The LVCVA document places the event on the weekend between Thanksgiving and the National Finals Rodeo, a period the agency calls a key need period for the destination.
The meeting starts at 9am at the Las Vegas Convention Center and is open to the public.
Second BLAST Event in Summer 2028
The agreement also has BLAST run another esports event at the Las Vegas Convention Center in summer 2028. The documents give no date. They also do not say which game the event would feature, so it is unclear whether it would be a Counter-Strike tournament.
The LVCVA estimates the 2 tournaments together would generate 130,000 hotel room nights. The documents do not say how many tickets or what level of hospitality the LVCVA would receive.
Austin Major Numbers Behind the Plan
If the deal goes ahead, BLAST will bring a Counter-Strike Major back to the United States. The Las Vegas CS2 Major would follow the 2025 Summer Major in Austin, Texas. That event ran from June 3 to June 22, 2025, with the playoffs at the Moody Center. Team Vitality beat The MongolZ 2-1 in the final.
BLAST says the Austin Major sold more than 45,000 tickets and generated $102 million in economic impact. The LVCVA agenda adds that 80% of ticket holders travelled from out of state.
Before Austin, the previous Major in the United States was the ELeague Major in Boston in January 2018.
The Las Vegas CS2 Major is not final until the board votes. BLAST opened its search for host cities for 2027 and 2028 events earlier this year. The deadline for full 2028 bids was July 3, 2026.
The Esports Radar first reported the agenda item. LVSportsBiz reported the planned vote on November 6. TalkEsport will update this story once the LVCVA announces the result.
