Las Vegas has tidied up a few loose ends before Formula 1 roars back down the Strip.
Organizers of the Las Vegas Grand Prix say they’ve settled with three local businesses that claimed heavy financial losses from last year’s debut race, with the related lawsuits now dismissed. The businesses — Battista’s Hole in the Wall, Stage Door Casino, and Jay’s Market — sit just off Flamingo Road near Koval, an area that bore the brunt of months-long construction and rolling closures to build the street circuit.
Battista’s and Stage Door, operated by the same owner, filed suit on September 3, 2024, seeking $50,000 while alleging “millions” in damages tied to access restrictions before and during the event. Their case argued the county’s special event permit wasn’t fit for the scale of disruption a race like this brings. Jay’s Market made similar claims but never formally filed. A Grand Prix spokesperson said the disputes had been “resolved.”
The pair of suits from Battista’s and Stage Door had been partially dismissed before F1 inked a two-year race extension, but this latest step closes that chapter — at least for the tenants. The landlord, RDG LV LLC, remains in the ring. It’s still pursuing a separate claim, alleging the value of its property has been “severely damaged due to the impact of F1 (past and present).”
It’s been a busy winter for the lawyers. In February 2025, a local court partially dismissed a class-action case from fans who were ushered out before seeing a single lap on Thursday night last year, after a loose water valve cover wrecked Free Practice 1 and turned the night into an extended repair job. Another dispute, with the Ellis Island casino, ended not only in dismissal but in a partnership; the property is now set to host spectator zones.
None of this erases the dents from a bruising first year. Plenty of locals were fed up with the roadworks and the price of admission, and those two issues have defined the relationship between the race and the city. F1 insists it’s in Las Vegas for the long haul, and the organizers are leaning into the community playbook. With 100 days to go, the Grand Prix Commission announced a $100,000 donation to Southern Nevada charities, while race spokeswoman Lori Nelson-Kraft underlined the need to be “a good community steward.”
The legal storms are easing. Now the Strip has to deliver the show — and, just as importantly for Vegas, the buy-in from its own backyard.
