Find love fast at these 5 Las Vegas speed dating events

If you’re tired of swiping right, check out these five companies that offer Las Vegas speed dating.

If you’re a single searching for love in Las Vegas and you’re fed up with swiping and algorithms, you may find success with speed dating.

Invented by Rabbi Yaacov Deyo, the dating method became a pop culture phenomenon worldwide following the first speed-dating event in California in 1998. From 2021 to 2022, Eventbrite reported a 63% surge in speed dating events. The speedy method is especially popular among Gen Z and millennials experiencing dating app fatigue, according to USA Today.

Speed dating is a formal matchmaking process where multiple singles rotate to meet one another for a series of short dates lasting less than 10 minutes. Those who make a match are connected to go on a traditional date.

You might think you can’t hurry love, but the results of speed dating speak for themselves. While online daters only match with 1 in 100 or fewer profiles, people who attend speed dating events like 2 to 3 of the 10 people they meet, according to the New York Times. Singles on Reddit say speed dating is a million times better than dating apps, citing reasons such as a captive audience, structure, alcoholic beverages, and speaking prompts.

If you are a man seeking a woman or a woman seeking a man, check out these five Speed Dating companies for speed dating events in Las Vegas.

1. Pre-Dating 

Claiming to be the world’s oldest, largest, and best speed dating company, Pre-Dating started running singles events in 2001. The company boasts nearly 40,000 events and has been featured on multiple television stations, including CNN, CBS, Axios, TLC, and more.

Pre-Dating events take place at the District North LV event space in downtown Las Vegas. The weekend and weeknight events are designed for singles in their 20s through 50s who enjoy socializing in a friendly, upbeat environment. Participants seek a spark with five to 12 potential matches during six-minute pre-dates. Afterward, they tell the host if there are any people they want to see again. 

You can find pre-dating events and other activities, including meetups and lock & key parties, on the Las Vegas Singles Speed Dating Meetup Page. You can also visit the pre-dating website directly for a schedule of singles events.

2. Speed Vegas

Another popular speed dating brand, Speed Dating & Matchmaking, came to the U.S. from the U.K. in 2007. This company has been featured on over 20 nationally televised programs, including Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters” and “Rate The Date.”

Speed Vegas aims to provide a low-key, comfortable experience for speed dating in a private club atmosphere at venues such as Gatsby’s Cocktail Lounge inside Resorts World Las Vegas. There are no name tags, shouting, and over-the-top party games–although there are scorecards.

Here’s how it works: Singles arrive at the venue, enjoy a drink, and mingle until it’s time to begin. A host seats the ladies at individual tables while the men rotate between them every six to seven minutes. Men and women jot down potential matches on their scorecards, and the Speed Vegas team takes care of the semantics, notifying you via e-mail within 24 hours if you have a match. 

To try this UK import, check out the event schedule on the Speed Vegas website.

3. Shuffle Dating

With 40,000 matches and counting, Shuffle Dating feels more like a casual date than a job interview. There’s no host to guide the event. Instead, you get private phone notifications.

To participate, singles show up at a venue like Dig it! Coffee and F Bar in downtown Las Vegas or Rock ‘n Grapes in downtown Henderson, then follow the personal directions sent via text to their phone. Not only will singles get a notification when the date starts and ends, but they receive a prompt to help guide the conversation. Their input, good or bad, goes directly into their phone, and they receive match results the next day via email.

To learn about Shuffle Dating events in Las Vegas and Henderson, subscribe to the Shuffle Dating newsletter.

4. Tantra Speed Date Las Vegas

Also known as yoga for your love life, Tantra Speed Date Las Vegas knows the mind holds the key to the heart. The company has a 94 percent match rate in more than 50 cities, organizing more than 255,399 dates.

The Tantra Speed Date process uses trained facilitators to help melt away nervousness or self-consciousness by putting participants into a mindful state of presence. Events take place at various locations throughout Las Vegas. Participants meet up to 20 potential matches during interactive guided exercises. 

To aim for a better connection with less small talk, check out the Tantra Speed Date Las Vegas website.

5. The Fun Singles – Online Speed Dating

In this day and age, you don’t even have to leave your house to get a date. The Fun Singles has a variety of Zoom-style Las Vegas speed dating events for a wide variety of age groups. 

Whether you’re a single professional or a sexy single senior, one-on-one video chats are the modern way to strike up a love connection, or even to make a new friend. To participate, singles are encouraged to dress to impress for a series of relaxed 8 to 12-minute mini-dates. Matches are connected after the event.

For a schedule of events and tickets, visit the The Fun Singles website.

This article first appeared on Good Info News Wire and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.