Gothamite Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Yeah - taxing athletes like anybody else who works in the city/state is perfectly fine. Giving that money to the team is indefensible. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Raiders should change their name to Black Knights. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 I actually believe it's a 75/25 shot the Raiders move to Las Vegas. Oakland doesn't seem very serious about keeping the team in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, DNAsports said: I actually believe it's a 75/25 shot the Raiders move to Las Vegas. Oakland doesn't seem very serious about keeping the team in the city. It's not 75/25. Either the state holds a special session or they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 1 minute ago, dfwabel said: It's not 75/25. Either the state holds a special session or they don't. Well, if you want to get technical about things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 http://deadspin.com/raiders-stadium-backers-tell-las-vegas-give-us-750-mi-1785792123 ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 You might have thought that St. Louis was out of this conversation, but there's a minor scandal brewing. It appears that HOK continued to bill the stadium authority a quarter-million dollars for work done in the months after the Rams left. http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/riverfront-stadium-invoices-reveal-new-details-of-costs-after-rams/article_1f819baf-5e75-5971-a3e2-1f6794ffc991.html And they claim that those costs are unrelated to potentially transferring the plan to an MLS stadium. FWIW. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 7 hours ago, Gothamite said: You might have thought that St. Louis was out of this conversation, but there's a minor scandal brewing. It appears that HOK continued to bill the stadium authority a quarter-million dollars for work done in the months after the Rams left. http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/riverfront-stadium-invoices-reveal-new-details-of-costs-after-rams/article_1f819baf-5e75-5971-a3e2-1f6794ffc991.html And they claim that those costs are unrelated to potentially transferring the plan to an MLS stadium. FWIW. The Cubs should celebrate their WS title there. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thursday is another meeting day for SNTIC. The meeting is ongoing and committee may actually vote on what to recommend the Governor. Meeting Page Agenda (PDF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FiddySicks Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Jesus, the state of Nevada really is that stupid, huh? On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The committee only had one "No" vote and it came from Clark County Commissioner Christine Giunchigliani. She has been against any public money from the start. During today's meeting, she said: Quote I support a stadium, but not with public financing. There's so much in the details that have not been vetted. No public-financed stadium in the United States has benefited the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 If any one state government were going to be successfully shaken down for close to one billion dollars by a football team? It would have been Nevada. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 They've probably just jumped Arizona on my list of dumbest states in the country. And it hits home double for me being from Nevada. I wouldn't even be surprised if some type of statewide income tax is added so Vegas can have their new toy that will only financially benefit Addelson. I mean, at this point, :censored:ty Vegas high schools won't even be able to afford metal detectors! On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Ice_Cap said: If any one state government were going to be successfully shaken down for close to one billion dollars by a football team? It would have been Nevada. 20 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said: They've probably just jumped Arizona on my list of dumbest states in the country. And it hits home double for me being from Nevada. I wouldn't even be surprised if some type of statewide income tax is added so Vegas can have their new toy that will only financially benefit Addelson. I mean, at this point, :censored:ty Vegas high schools won't even be able to afford metal detectors! Today was still just a recommendation from a regional taskforce/committee which reports to the governor. It still needs legislative approval and there is no timetable for a special session to be called. The Clark County meeting next Tuesday is to essentially read the room for the local legislators in case the tax falls to them if the state says , "No". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 17 hours ago, Bucfan56 said: Jesus, the state of Nevada really is that stupid, huh? Well, that one committee is. And they're not accountable to the taxpayers. Any deal would still have to be approved by the governor and the legislature. Although this quote raises the stupid level to delirious new heights: Quote "We get an NFL team, and that is a significant step forward for Las Vegas and the community,'' committee chairman Steve Hill said about the project's potential. "Those teams bring the community together. We're going to have people wearing Raiders jerseys and high-fiving each other. ... That's not something you can put a number on.'' The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I can put a number on it: zero. Zero is how much a high five is worth. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Zephyr III Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Gothamite said: Well, that one committee is. And they're not accountable to the taxpayers. Any deal would still have to be approved by the governor and the legislature. Although this quote raises the stupid level to delirious new heights: They'll be lucky if a third of the ticketholders are even Raiders fans; at least half are going to be vagabond tourist fans from LA, San Diego, and Phoenix or any of the cities that can fly to Vegas on the cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 29 minutes ago, Saint Zephyr III said: They'll be lucky if a third of the ticketholders are even Raiders fans; at least half are going to be vagabond tourist fans from LA, San Diego, and Phoenix or any of the cities that can fly to Vegas on the cheap. And that does not matter to Mark Davis. As long as there are people (locals, non-locals, ticket brokers) who pony up to pay the PSL and the season ticket plans, he won't care as he sees Jerry Jones and the money he generates with AT&T Stadium which has zero home field advantage and basically runs WNW-ESE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 hours ago, DG_Now said: I can put a number on it: zero. Zero is how much a high five is worth. There are nine zeroes in a billion! The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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