CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Steve Wynn and MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren support the plan to bring a $1.9 billion domed football stadium to Las Vegas and to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren discusses why he thinks the stadium plan could bring more professional sports to Las Vegas, like an NBA team. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Southern Nevada Tourism and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Steve Hill says he confident the stadium proposal will pass and that it’s ‘great for Nevada’.
After a 17-hour Assembly session in Carson City, no vote materialized for the proposed NFL stadium and convention center upgrades. Rudy Malfabon, director of NDOT, came in after midnight to address rising concerns over a transportation report.
On Oct. 14, 2016, Senate Bill 1 passed with the Nevada Legislature. The bill includes upgrades to the Las Vegas Convention Center and approved a domed stadium which paves the way for the Oakland Raiders to relocate Las Vegas.
Gov. Brian Sandoval will sign the bill in Las Vegas on Monday.
Former Rams and Cardinals defensive back and NFL Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams spoke to UFC fighters about transitioning from active competition to life outside the cage at the UFC Veteran Athlete Summit. He also weighed-in on what it would mean to Las Vegas to have a NFL team.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, says a team effort helped to bring the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise to Las Vegas. NFL owners approved the move Monday in a 31-1 vote. The Miami Dolphins voted against.
The Golden State Warriors held their championship parade in Oakland with an estimated one to two million fans in attendance. RJ columnist Ed Graney asks what Las Vegas could anticipate if they host one of their own in the near future.
Oakland Raiders special teams coach Brad Seely talks about what Cordarrelle Patterson adds to the return team and kicker Sebastian Janikowski’s longevity.
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s sports columnist Ed Graney and Raiders beat reporter Michael Gehlken recap the first day of the Oakland Raiders minicamp in Alameda, California.