Nevada committee approves $750M Vegas stadium plan for Raiders

A plan to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas and lure the Raiders from Oakland crossed a major hurdle Thursday when a Nevada oversight committee voted unanimously to recommend $750 million in public funding for the project.

The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee recommended raising the hotel tax in the Las Vegas area to help pay for a 65,000-seat domed venue that was promoted and would be partially financed by billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Proponents still need to win over the governor, the Legislature and three-quarters of NFL owners to make the project a reality, but it's a significant milestone for a city that's never had a professional football team and has been hammering out the particulars of the Raiders deal for months.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/09/16/nevada-committee-approves-750m-vegas-stadium-plan-for-raiders.html

How much $$$ will change hands to get this deal passed?

Davis pulled this shit in Sacto, and La. both, as a bargaining chip to get what he wanted in Oakland.
My money is on them staying right where they are.

Maybe. But there is a lot of $$$ involved in this deal and the Raiders want a new stadium. It could be a bargaining chip for the Raiders to get it.

Quote from: tac on September 16, 2016, 05:09:03 AM
Maybe. But there is a lot of $$$ involved in this deal and the Raiders want a new stadium. It could be a bargaining chip for the Raiders to get it.

There was even more money in the Sac deal as well as La, but it was never about the money, it was all about scaring Oakland Reps into caving or face a short political life.
The only, and I mean only thing positive Oakland can point to in the city is the Raiders, and to lose that?

Quote from: Solar on September 16, 2016, 06:03:09 AM
There was even more money in the Sac deal as well as La, but it was never about the money, it was all about scaring Oakland Reps into caving or face a short political life.
The only, and I mean only thing positive Oakland can point to in the city is the Raiders, and to lose that?

My thoughts also. The leadership in Oakland probably looks at an unshared TV market in Las Vegas as well.