The Nevada Supreme Court rejected a teachers union effort to put public funding for the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark on November’s ballot.
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The Oakland Athletics plan to build a ballpark on the site of the Tropicana, but Bally’s says where the stadium will sit on that site is still being determined.
An executive explained why Bally’s is in no hurry to produce plans for a resort that would be attached to the Oakland Athletics’ stadium at the Tropicana site.
The Oakland Athletics are considering hiring an investment firm to assist team owner John Fisher in securing financing for construction of their planned Strip ballpark.
The Tropicana was profitable right up to its April 2 closing date, and operators didn’t close early because it was losing money, according to executives of the company that owns the resort’s land.
Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
The Oakland Athletics filed a motion to intervene in a teachers union-backed lawsuit aimed at halting the team’s public stadium financing.
The Oakland A’s have found a temporary home to use as their Las Vegas ballpark is built. While they’re in that interim home, they will simply go by the Athletics or A’s.
Oakland officials and the Athletics remain “far apart” on striking a lease extension for the MLB team at the Coliseum.
The head of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority says financing for the MLB stadium won’t be impacted by Bally’s credit rating.
Downgrades for Bally’s Corp. from Moody’s and S&P Global could affect several projects in the works, including a planned ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
Max Muncy, the Oakland Athletics’ 2021 first-round draft pick, will make his Triple-A debut when the Las Vegas Aviators open the 2024 season.
The Oakland Athletics have hired Legends to oversee premium seating and ticket sales of the team’s Las Vegas ballpark, scheduled to open for the 2028 season.
The Oakland Athletics’ community benefits plan was unanimously approved by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board.
How fans get into and out of the vicinity of a planned Las Vegas ballpark is a key detail that still needs to be hammered out ahead of the team’s arrival on the Strip in 2028.