Moving to Las Vegas is in the best financial interests of the NFL and, of course, Oakland Raiders owner and managing partner Mark Davis.
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Ravens linebacker Zachary Orr announced his retirement Friday after learning he has a congenital spinal condition.
In making official Thursday what has been reported for months by applying for relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, the Raiders moved this town one enormous step closer to the sort of national relevancy only those cities housing a National Football League team know.
The Oakland Raiders have applied for relocation to Las Vegas, the franchise confirmed Thursday to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Oakland civic leaders and deep-pocketed investors fighting to keep the Raiders from moving insist they are still in the game despite team owner Mark Davis formally applying to the NFL to relocate to Las Vegas.
Matt Millen’s analysis of the Raiders’ planned relocation to Las Vegas from Oakland, particularly as a former player and NFL executive, is as worthy as anyone’s opinion.
A look at all the steps that took place before the Raiders filed to move to Las Vegas on Thursday.
Here’s what Nevada officials are saying about the Raiders filing for relocation to Las Vegas.
With the Oakland Raiders announcing Thursday that they have formally applied for relocation to Las Vegas, things will move fast as the nine-member board puts agreements in place to build a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium for the team.
The Westgate posted 20 prop bets Tuesday on both the NFC and AFC title games, and Station Casinos upped the ante Thursday with the release of more than 100 prop bet options on the games.
Jeff Sherman, Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook manager, said these would be his odds on the Raiders beginning to play their regular-season games at Sam Boyd Stadium if a new venue is built by 2020.
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