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yuiyoshida

(41,736 posts)
Thu Apr 28, 2016, 01:51 PM Apr 2016

RAIDERS MAY MOVE TO LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Raiders owner Mark Davis says he wants to move the team to Las Vegas and is willing to spend a half billion dollars as part of a deal for a new stadium in the city.

Davis upped the ante in a bid to move the team to this gambling city, appearing Thursday alongside soccer great David Beckham and billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson before a committee studying the idea of a $1.4 billion stadium.

He repeated what he said he told Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval a few weeks ago, saying the Raiders want to turn the Silver State into the "silver and black state."

Davis noted the Raiders played in Las Vegas in an exhibition against Houston in 1964, and said with help building the stadium it won't be another 50 years before they play here again.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/134032029-story


***NOTE; The NFL historically has frowned on any ties to Las Vegas and legalized sports gambling, refusing to hold an exhibition game there three years ago, and Davis would need the approval of three-fourths of the 32 owners.

http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Las-Vegas-seeks-a-pledge-from-Raiders-owner-7377723.php

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RAIDERS MAY MOVE TO LAS VEGAS (Original Post) yuiyoshida Apr 2016 OP
The Las Vegas Raiders sounds appropriate liberal N proud Apr 2016 #1
Does Davis have that kind of money? I call bullshit. He's Trumping WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #2
As someone pointed out yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #3
Market size is a huge factor...and $500M that you don't have WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 #4

yuiyoshida

(41,736 posts)
3. As someone pointed out
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 02:19 PM
Apr 2016

1. Its a smaller market than the Bay Area.
2. Mostly tourists who go to Las Vegas, and many aren't going to watch an NFL Game
3. That whole gambling thing, people will always wonder if a game was fixed.

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