Now that the draft's over, we're heading into a couple month lull until training camps open, so it might be a good time for a change of pace topic.
I've been following this story for the past few weeks, and some interesting developments have occurred in recent months. First of all, when the league approved the Rams move to LA, the Raiders and owner Mark Davis were the odd man out. San Diego has first dibs at moving in with the Rams. Secondly, the league has traditionally been dead set against considering a team in LV due to their strict stance against gambling. They essentially gave LV a wink and a nod to proceed with their efforts. And thirdly, Mark Davis announced that he is willing to contribute up to $500M to a new stadium, although this apparently includes a 9 digit dollar amount from the league. He obviously wants to move there.
They are proposing a new stadium to be built off Tropicana Avenue just a couple of blocks off The Strip. There's obviously some very big names and money behind these efforts, not the least of which is Steve Wynn. There's a ton of hurdles to clear, but it's Las Vegas, and they're used to doing big things. I don't see any problem with them coming up with a public-private partnership to get a stadium built.
Here's a couple of articles on the subject. First, Wynn's involvement:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/co ... dy-raiders
And the league's "evolving" position on gambling:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/co ... g-gambling
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