article_snippet.sent: Las Vegas is home to this week's World Cup Finals for the sixth time since first hosting showjumping in 2000.
article_snippet.sent: The venue is the Thomas & Mack Center, a stone's throw from the Strip, which had the distinction of being opened by Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross in 1983.
article_snippet.sent: Organizers believe more than 80,000 fans will attend this week's event, which boasts an $8 million budget.
article_snippet.sent: Expect Elvis Presley beaming down from the Jumbotron; chefs from the Bellagio serving VIP guests who paid upwards of $1,500 a ticket; and tennis legend Steffi Graf presenting the trophies.
article_snippet.sent: It's like a Wrigley Field feel," said Tim Keener, one of the Las Vegas organizers, describing how the bowl of the arena will seat spectators unusually close to the action.
highlights_snippet.sent: 80,000 fans expected as organizers spend $8m bringing horses back to Las Vegas .
  