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October 15th, 2016, 10:12 AM
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http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Mark-Davis-to-sign-Las-Vegas-stadium-deal-on-Monday-48239043 (http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Mark-Davis-to-sign-Las-Vegas-stadium-deal-on-Monday-48239043)
Things are moving quickly for the Oakland Raiders, who took significant strides toward Las Vegas this week.Now that an NFL stadium deal has passed through both chambers of the Nevada state legislature, Raiders owner Mark Davis reportedly plans to sign it on Monday.
Via Riley Snyder of Politifact (https://twitter.com/RileySnyder/status/787012469805817857):
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Sands lobbyist @AndyAbboud (https://twitter.com/AndyAbboud) says @GovSandoval (https://twitter.com/GovSandoval) and Raiders owner Mark Davis will sign stadium bill in Vegas on Monday #nvleg (https://twitter.com/hashtag/nvleg?src=hash)
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The Oakland Raiders tare set on a move to Las Vegas. Want the latest news on the potential relocation sent straight to your inbox? – Sign up for our FREE Raiders newsletter now! (http://oak.247sports.com/Distribution/signup/)
Davis sounds like he's 100 percent committed to relocating the team to Las Vegas, based on a statement he delivered after this news broke (h/t Michelle Rindels of the Associated Press (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP/status/787029416148807681)).
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Raiders owner Mark Davis responds to #nvleg (https://twitter.com/hashtag/nvleg?src=hash) approvals, refers to Vegas stadium as "new home for the entire Raider nation."
4:36 PM - 14 Oct 2016 (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP/status/787029416148807681)
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Davis has committed $500 million to the projected $1.9 billion cost to build a 65,000-seat, domed stadium in Las Vegas. The legislation passed this week approved $750 million in public funds (hotel tax) for the project. Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has pledged to cover the remaining costs.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada took a step closer to becoming the home of Raider Nation on Friday, with state lawmakers narrowly approving a hotel tax increase that would put $750 million in public money toward an NFL stadium partly funded by billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.Raiders (http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/oak/oakland-raiders) owner Mark Davis thanked the legislature in a statement.
"All parties have worked extremely hard to develop and approve this tremendous stadium project that will serve as a proud new home for the entire Raider Nation," Davis said.
However, it is far from settled that the Raiders will move from Oakland to Las Vegas, a city that is only now ending its drought of professional sports after landing an NHL expansion team over the summer. Oakland still holds out hope it can keep the Raiders from leaving a second time, and relocation needs the blessing of three-fourths of NFL team owners, who historically have shunned Las Vegas because of its legalized sports betting.
The matter is expected to be addressed at next week's fall owners meetings, but there will not be any votes. The Raiders cannot apply for relocation until Jan. 15.
Still, proponents who envision Raiders games in Sin City by 2020 have a persuasive bargaining chip: the prospect of a sparkling, 65,000-seat domed venue close to the Las Vegas Strip, backed by $650 million from Adelson, $500 million from the Raiders ($200 million of that from an NFL loan) and a $750 million public investment.
http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Mark-Davis-to-sign-Las-Vegas-stadium-deal-on-Monday-48239043 (http://oak.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Mark-Davis-to-sign-Las-Vegas-stadium-deal-on-Monday-48239043)
Things are moving quickly for the Oakland Raiders, who took significant strides toward Las Vegas this week.Now that an NFL stadium deal has passed through both chambers of the Nevada state legislature, Raiders owner Mark Davis reportedly plans to sign it on Monday.
Via Riley Snyder of Politifact (https://twitter.com/RileySnyder/status/787012469805817857):
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https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/588120974974812160/3QJXhtrs_normal.jpgRiley Snyder @RileySnyder (https://twitter.com/RileySnyder)
Sands lobbyist @AndyAbboud (https://twitter.com/AndyAbboud) says @GovSandoval (https://twitter.com/GovSandoval) and Raiders owner Mark Davis will sign stadium bill in Vegas on Monday #nvleg (https://twitter.com/hashtag/nvleg?src=hash)
3:29 PM - 14 Oct 2016 (https://twitter.com/RileySnyder/status/787012469805817857)
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100100 Retweets (https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=787012469805817857)
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The Oakland Raiders tare set on a move to Las Vegas. Want the latest news on the potential relocation sent straight to your inbox? – Sign up for our FREE Raiders newsletter now! (http://oak.247sports.com/Distribution/signup/)
Davis sounds like he's 100 percent committed to relocating the team to Las Vegas, based on a statement he delivered after this news broke (h/t Michelle Rindels of the Associated Press (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP/status/787029416148807681)).
View image on Twitter (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP/status/787029416148807681/photo/1)https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CuwXE7DUkAA-r64.jpg:small (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP/status/787029416148807681/photo/1)
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https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/775829275349876737/CUMFJ_l8_normal.jpgMichelle Rindels @RindelsAP (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP)
Raiders owner Mark Davis responds to #nvleg (https://twitter.com/hashtag/nvleg?src=hash) approvals, refers to Vegas stadium as "new home for the entire Raider nation."
4:36 PM - 14 Oct 2016 (https://twitter.com/RindelsAP/status/787029416148807681)
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103103 Retweets (https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=787029416148807681)
7878 likes (https://twitter.com/intent/like?tweet_id=787029416148807681)
Davis has committed $500 million to the projected $1.9 billion cost to build a 65,000-seat, domed stadium in Las Vegas. The legislation passed this week approved $750 million in public funds (hotel tax) for the project. Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has pledged to cover the remaining costs.
- - - Updated - - -
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17795602/las-vegas-nfl-stadium-plan-clears-nevada-legislature
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada took a step closer to becoming the home of Raider Nation on Friday, with state lawmakers narrowly approving a hotel tax increase that would put $750 million in public money toward an NFL stadium partly funded by billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.Raiders (http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/oak/oakland-raiders) owner Mark Davis thanked the legislature in a statement.
"All parties have worked extremely hard to develop and approve this tremendous stadium project that will serve as a proud new home for the entire Raider Nation," Davis said.
However, it is far from settled that the Raiders will move from Oakland to Las Vegas, a city that is only now ending its drought of professional sports after landing an NHL expansion team over the summer. Oakland still holds out hope it can keep the Raiders from leaving a second time, and relocation needs the blessing of three-fourths of NFL team owners, who historically have shunned Las Vegas because of its legalized sports betting.
The matter is expected to be addressed at next week's fall owners meetings, but there will not be any votes. The Raiders cannot apply for relocation until Jan. 15.
Still, proponents who envision Raiders games in Sin City by 2020 have a persuasive bargaining chip: the prospect of a sparkling, 65,000-seat domed venue close to the Las Vegas Strip, backed by $650 million from Adelson, $500 million from the Raiders ($200 million of that from an NFL loan) and a $750 million public investment.