A FOOTBALL stadium is taking the warmth after reportedly charging eye-watering costs for concessions.

One spectator at a university soccer recreation at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, paid $653 for pizza and hen fingers on Saturday.

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The shocked spectator, who was within the stadium to look at the UNLV Rebels face the San Diego State Aztecs, shared an image of his receipt and their meals with a pal, who posted it on X.

And whereas the Rebels gained 41-20 to go 8-2 within the NCAA Division I, the costs of meals and drinks left a foul style in followers’ mouths.

Allegiant Stadium, which opened in 2020 after a value of $1.9 billion, can be residence to the NFL franchise the Las Vegas Raiders following their transfer from Oakland, California.

The stadium has a capability of 65,000 and is totally enclosed and climate-controlled to guard spectators and gamers from the punishing Nevada warmth.

It hosted Tremendous Bowl LVIII in February this 12 months, the place Travis Kelce’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs defeated San Francisco 49ers in additional time, watched on by girlfriend Taylor Swift.

However its concession costs within the company areas left spectators shocked.

They shared an image of their receipt for a pepperoni pizza costing $300, and hen tenders for $190.

The pizza is lower into six totally different slices, which means every slice works out as a staggering $50.

An image of the hen tenders seems to indicate round 10 within the field, which means near $20 every per tender.

Added to {that a} gross sales tax of $50.48 and an “administrative cost” of $112.70, and the entire invoice got here to $653.18 with out a tip.

The receipt states that every one meals and beverage objects are topic to a 23% administrative cost plus relevant gross sales tax.

That signifies that a tip can be paid on prime of the cost and tax.

The images had been shared by Invoice Krackomberger, a prime Las Vegas bettor.

“Good friend of mine had a VIP field for yesterday’s UNLV recreation,” he wrote on X.

“Ordered a pizza and wings. By no means realized what it was going to value for this slop…. $653.”

Invoice went on, “They deal with the posh suite friends like they’re in a membership with bottle service.”

Horrified X customers responded to the costs with outrage.

“$50 per slice of that pepperoni Pizza Rock and that is earlier than the 23 p.c and the tax and tip? Wow, that is egregiously unhealthy,” mentioned one.

“Idk what’s worse… $300 for six slices of pizza or $190 for overcooked hen tenders,” wrote one other.

“Yup telling bank card firm my s*** was stolen,” added a 3rd.

The executive cost was notably infuriating to many.

“I don’t know what the reply to repair that is, but when you’re going to hit me with a service cost, I’m not gonna tip,” one person fumed.

However others mentioned that the spectator ought to have been ready to pay a premium for VIP seating.

“Wait are individuals stunned the posh packing containers in a stadium the place costs are already elevated are much more elevated?” a person requested.

“Have you ever been to a live performance or music pageant earlier than?”

The U.S. Solar has approached Allegiant Stadium and the UNLV Rebels for remark.

This is not the primary time concession costs at Allegiant Stadium have sparked outrage.

At February’s Tremendous Bowl, shocked NFL followers needed to pay $60 for a nacho bowl.

The Surf and Turf Nachos basket, priced at $58.58, was listed beneath Chef Specialties on the menu at Allegiant Stadium meals stands.

The chips had been served with queso blanco, items of lobster and fillet mignon, pico de Gallo, in addition to grilled jalapenos and limes.

It additionally got here with a memento shot glass stuffed with salsa.

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