Circa Named Athletics’ First Founding Partner Ahead of 2028 Las Vegas Move

September 18, 2026

The Athletics have named Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports the franchise’s first founding partner as the team prepares for its planned move to Las Vegas for the 2028 MLB season. The multi-year agreement makes Circa the Athletics’ official resort and Circa Sports the team’s official sportsbook, while also creating a new premium hospitality area at the future Las Vegas ballpark.

The agreement is the latest commercial development surrounding the Athletics’ planned arrival in Southern Nevada and builds on an existing relationship between the team and Circa that began while the club was playing home games in Sacramento.

Key Facts

Detail	Confirmed information
Announcement date	September 17, 2026
Teams involved	Athletics
Partner	Circa Resort & Casino / Circa Sports
Partnership status	First founding partner
Official resort	Circa Resort & Casino
Official sportsbook	Circa Sports
Future market	Las Vegas, Nevada
Planned MLB move	2028 season
Stadium capacity	Approximately 33,000
Main hospitality asset	Circa Dugout Box
Additional hospitality	“Time of Your Life” seats
Financial terms	Not disclosed
Contract term	Multi-year; reports differ on precise duration

Circa Becomes the Athletics’ First Founding Partner

The Athletics announced the agreement on September 17, 2026, naming Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports as the organization’s first founding partner for its planned Las Vegas home.

The agreement gives Circa two official commercial roles. Circa Resort & Casino will be the team’s official resort, while Circa Sports will serve as the Athletics’ official sportsbook.

The partnership also extends into the future ballpark itself, with Circa receiving designated hospitality and sponsorship assets.

For the Athletics, the agreement represents an early commercial step as the organization prepares to transition from its temporary Sacramento home to a new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip.

Circa Dugout Box Will Sit Beside the Home Dugout

One of the most notable elements of the partnership is the Circa Dugout Box.

The field-level hospitality area will be positioned next to the Athletics’ home dugout, giving Circa a dedicated premium space within the new stadium.

According to The Nevada Independent, Circa will have 22 seats in the section for each of the Athletics’ 81 home games, along with another 32 seats elsewhere around the approximately 33,000-seat stadium.

The company intends to use those seats as part of hospitality packages connected with its downtown Las Vegas resort.

The arrangement is different from a conventional advertising-only sponsorship because the partnership includes hospitality inventory that can be incorporated into the resort’s customer experiences.

Circa Plans “Time of Your Life” Ballpark Packages

Another component is a group of “Time of Your Life” seats, which Circa plans to make available through hotel packages.

The concept links a stay at the downtown resort with an Athletics game at the future ballpark. The official partnership material says additional details about the Circa Dugout Box and the Time of Your Life seats will be released before the stadium opens.

The arrangement gives Circa a way to connect its existing hospitality business with the Athletics’ future Las Vegas schedule without making the partnership solely about sports wagering.

The Deal Builds on a Relationship That Started in Sacramento

The new agreement is not the first commercial relationship between the Athletics and Circa.

The two sides began working together in 2025, when Circa Sports advertising appeared on the left-field wall at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, where the Athletics are scheduled to play through the 2027 season.

That earlier relationship gave the organizations time to develop a commercial connection before the Athletics’ planned move to Las Vegas.

The Nevada Independent reported that Circa CEO Derek Stevens approached the Athletics early because he wanted to develop a relationship that could eventually lead to something connected with the team’s arrival in Las Vegas.

The Athletics have also held events and other activities at Circa during the Sacramento period, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Athletics’ Las Vegas Ballpark Is Targeted for 2028

The partnership is tied directly to the Athletics’ larger relocation project.

MLB reports that the new ballpark is being constructed near Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, on part of the former Tropicana site. The stadium is planned to accommodate approximately 33,000 fans and have a roof structure designed to enclose the facility.

The Athletics are targeting the 2028 MLB season for their permanent move to Las Vegas. MLB has previously described the relocation as bringing Major League Baseball to the Las Vegas Strip.

The stadium project itself has been progressing since the groundbreaking in June 2025. By June 2026, MLB reported that the first of the stadium’s roof trusses had been raised.

The Circa agreement therefore arrives while the ballpark is still under construction, rather than after the venue has opened.

What the Partnership Means for Sports Betting

For the sports-betting industry, the agreement gives Circa Sports an official team relationship ahead of the Athletics’ Las Vegas debut.

That distinction matters because Circa Sports’ operations are subject to the laws and licensing requirements of the individual jurisdictions in which it operates. Being named a team’s official sportsbook does not itself expand the company’s legal sports-betting availability into additional states.

The Athletics’ new partnership also does not mean that sportsbook access will automatically be available to fans attending games. Sports-betting eligibility remains subject to applicable state law, location requirements and the sportsbook’s own rules.

For Nevada readers, Circa Sports already operates in the state’s regulated sports-wagering market. The company’s broader mobile availability extends beyond Nevada, but jurisdictional rules remain separate from the Athletics sponsorship. The published partnership announcement does not announce a new state launch for Circa Sports.

A Different Commercial Model From Stadium Naming Rights

The Athletics’ agreement with Circa is also distinct from naming rights for the entire stadium.

Athletics President Marc Badain told The Nevada Independent that founding partnerships are intended to cover prominent sponsorship assets within a venue, including hospitality areas, designated spaces and signage.

The partnership does not give Circa the naming rights to the entire ballpark.

Badain also said the Circa deal does not prevent other casino-resort companies from pursuing separate sponsorship arrangements with the Athletics.

The organization has not announced a timetable for a full stadium naming-rights agreement, according to the supplied reporting.

The Athletics Are Still Selling Other Partnership Inventory

The Circa announcement is the first founding partnership, but it is not necessarily the final commercial agreement associated with the stadium.

The Nevada Independent reported that the Athletics had already sold their 12 owners’ suites and approximately half of the executive-level suites by September 2026. Other inventory was being held for potential resort partnerships and other naming opportunities.

Badain told the Review-Journal that the Athletics were speaking with numerous potential partners about founding-level arrangements.

This means additional gaming, hospitality, technology or other corporate partnerships could emerge before the ballpark opens, although no specific future partner should be treated as confirmed without an announcement.

What Is Known About the Financial Terms?

The financial value of the Circa agreement has not been publicly disclosed.

Some secondary reports have described the agreement as a 10-year deal, while The Nevada Independent and the official announcement material reviewed for this article characterize it as a multi-year partnership without publishing a financial value.

For that reason, the confirmed position is that this is a multi-year partnership, while the exact financial terms remain undisclosed.

That distinction is important because sponsorship agreements can include cash payments, hospitality inventory, media exposure, signage, naming rights and other contractual benefits that are not necessarily represented by a single publicly disclosed figure.

Why the Partnership Matters for Las Vegas

The Circa agreement illustrates how the Athletics’ planned arrival is already creating commercial relationships before the team begins playing its permanent home schedule in Nevada.

Las Vegas has added major professional sports franchises over the past several years, including the NFL’s Raiders and NHL’s Golden Knights. MLB has identified the Athletics’ planned 2028 arrival as another major development in the city’s sports market.

For the casino industry, the Athletics’ arrival creates another professional sports property around which resorts can build hospitality, sponsorship and entertainment relationships.

For sports-betting companies, it also provides another potential channel for brand visibility, although sportsbook access and wagering legality remain governed by individual jurisdictions.

What Happens Next?

The next major milestone is the continued construction of the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark ahead of the planned 2028 MLB season.

For Circa, the partnership is expected to become operationally more visible as the stadium approaches completion and details of the Dugout Box, Time of Your Life seats and other sponsorship assets are finalized.

The Athletics are also expected to continue negotiating additional commercial partnerships for the new stadium.

At this point, the financial value of the Circa agreement and the full contractual terms have not been publicly disclosed, while additional details about the hospitality offerings are expected before the 2028 opening.

The confirmed development is therefore straightforward: Circa has become the Athletics’ first founding partner for the team’s planned Las Vegas era, extending a relationship that began during the club’s temporary Sacramento period into its future Las Vegas stadium.

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