UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said Friday’s passage to provide funding for a new stadium was a tremendous boost for his program. The Rebels will be a tenant in the stadium.
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Five days after a special legislative session to consider public financing for a $1.9 billion domed stadium began, Las Vegas stood far closer to landing an NFL franchise than anyone ever imagined possible.
After working for more than six years to get a new stadium deal in Oakland, Raiders owner Mark Davis finally received the news he wanted Friday, when the Nevada Legislature approved a financing plan for a 65,000-seat football stadium in Las Vegas.
A supermajority of Nevada lawmakers on Friday pushed through legislation that will raise the room tax in Clark County to help finance a 65,000-seat domed stadium, clearing the path for the relocation of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is one step closer to getting his NFL team relocated to Las Vegas.
Up to this point, it seems as though the projected expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center has been viewed by many during a special legislative session as more middle child.