The curtain came down on the league's second trip to Sin City on Sunday (AEDT) after two NRL fixtures, one Super League clash and a women's Test match.
Some 45,209 fans attended Allegiant Stadium in total for a program with twice the amount of football than presented in the 2024 Vegas visit that featured only the two NRL games.
The action-packed 2025 program enticed thousands of fans to travel over from England to see both their national women's team play Australia, and the Super League clash between Wigan and Warrington.
But the unwieldy length proved an issue for some punters.
Allegiant Stadium does not permit pass-outs, meaning fans who arrived for the first game and left after the fourth were at the ground for a total of nine hours.
Only combined crowd data is available, but it was clear the stadium was at its fullest for the second game - between NRL sides Canberra and the Warriors - before steadily declining.
The stands were noticeably emptier for Cronulla's heavyweight clash against Penrith - the fourth and theoretically most hotly-anticipated game of the day.
Australian Rugby League chair V'landys told AAP the league was already revising the number of games that would be played for the third year of its five-year deal.
"We're looking at three next year," he said.
"(Because of the) length of day and fans leaving after their teams played."
Spreading the games across two days is also unlikely to be an option, given it would come with a greater financial burden.
How the NRL would reconfigure the schedule will therefore become a point of contention.
The Super League fixture between Wigan and Warrington brought with it an estimated 10,000 travelling English fans.
St George Illawarra, Canterbury, Newcastle and North Queensland have also indicated their interest to play NRL matches in Vegas next year.
League bosses will also need to work out how to best sell the women's game to the USA, after the Jillaroos flogged England 90-4.
One option could be to have the Jillaroos face New Zealand or for a women's State of Origin match to be played, both of which would likely be more competitive.
It comes as Penrith coach Ivan Cleary backs calls for organisers to consider playing the World Club Challenge as part of the Vegas program.
Including the clash of NRL and Super League premiers could allow the NRL to cut a game from each league from the program and still maintain a steady presence for both fan bases.
"I think we should (play the World Club Challenge in Vegas)," the Panthers coach said.
"I definitely think that's a part of rugby league that needs to survive."
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