Lee's Family Forum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in

Henderson, Nevada Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Vall ...

. Built on the site of the former

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, it is the home of the

Henderson Silver Knights The Henderson Silver Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Henderson, Nevada, that began play in the 2020–21 American Hockey League (AHL) season. The team plays its home games at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The tea ...

of the

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, the

Vegas Knight Hawks The Vegas Knight Hawks are a professional indoor football team based in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. A member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), the Knight Hawks began play in 2022 at Dollar Loan Center. The Knight Hawks are owne ...

of the

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, the

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of the

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and the former home of the NBA G League Ignite of the

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. The City of Henderson is the building owner with the

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as its operator. The Forum seats 5,567 for hockey and football. Initially called the Henderson Event Center, on March 30, 2021, the Golden Knights and Silver Knights announced a

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partnership with Dollar Loan Center, a Las Vegas-based short-term loan company, for the arena to be called The Dollar Loan Center. The name of the arena was disambiguated with the article "The" to differentiate it from the company. The arena's was constructed primarily to serve as the home of the

of the

. The Vegas Golden Knights purchased the AHL franchise known as the

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on February 6, 2020, from Spurs Sports & Entertainment. The sale of the team and its relocation to the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson was approved by the AHL Board of Governors on February 28, 2020. The first Silver Knights game played at the arena was on April 2, 2022. In May 2021, the

(IFL) announced that

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, owner of the

, had purchased an IFL franchise to compete at The Dollar Loan Center. On August 23, 2021, Foley announced that the team would be known as the

and that Mike Davis would be the franchise's general manager and head coach. On May 10, 2022, it was announced that the IFL National Championship game would be played at The Dollar Loan Center for the 2022–2024 seasons. The

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announced on June 24, 2021, that the men's and

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basketball championships would be held at The Dollar Loan Center starting in 2022 – the tournament was the first ticketed event held at the arena. On April 1, 2024, DLC let the naming rights expire, which was purchased by the owners of

Lee's Discount Liquor Lee's Discount Liquor is a chain of liquor stores in Nevada. It was founded by Hae Un Lee in 1981, and is the largest liquor retailer in the state, with 22 locations as of 2017. Besides the Las Vegas Valley and Reno, Nevada, Reno, the company als ...

to be named as Lee's Family Forum, in honor of the founders, Hae Un Lee and Kenny Lee.

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