dfwabel Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Nevada state senate approves the room tax increase for stadium 16 to 5. http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/11/critics-bash-public-funding-for-proposed-nfl-stadi/ On to the state house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Admiral Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 11th-hour deal will save the glorious Oakland Raiders, especially if they keep winning. The stupidly wealthy Bay Area won't lose a sports team to Foreclosure City U.S.A. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 3 hours ago, Josh.0 said: From Monday... https://twitter.com/JackieValley/status/785490152936181760/video/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Morons. 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 October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 From the hearing, it appears that UNLV may pay the most rent per game than every other NCAA team who shares a home football facility. The legislature seems happy to leave the rent up to the Raiders/Adelson and the number which they told the senate was $250K/game! Temple pays $1M/year to use Lincoln Financial Field. South Florida pays $145K/game plus $2.50/ticket for each game at Raymond James. SDSU pays about $100K/game in rent for Qualcomm. UCLA pays 8 percent of ticket sales per year to Pasadena (Rose Bowl). Membership fees for Rose Bowl lounges are be split between Pasadena and UCLA. The school will retain the first $250K of revenue, which will increase by 3 percent each year, while the rest will be paid for Pasadena’s debt service. The Liberty Bowl is like $70K/game for Memphis which included the videoboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Let the Raiders go. Save the A's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Nevada state assembly approves Raiders/UNLV stadium plan and the convention center plan without floor debate, 28-13 (Equaling the super majority needed to pass). http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/14/wildfire-closes-roads-delays-legislature-from-reco/ http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2016/10/13/live-coverage-day-3-special-session-raiders-stadium/91990630/ The bill returns back to the state senate (w/ amendments) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Done deal. I honestly don't see Oakland having any chance to save this team. There's no chance really the NFL will say no to the team move either imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Nevada senate approves the assembly's amendments and without discussion. On to the governor's desk. Note there is also the need for $900M-1B in road improvements is the I-15 location is chosen. http://knpr.org/knpr/2016-10/despite-last-minute-report-stadium-related-road-costs-assembly-approves-tax-hike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 48 minutes ago, buckeye said: Done deal. I honestly don't see Oakland having any chance to save this team. There's no chance really the NFL will say no to the team move either imo. They could still cling to the "don't want to be associated with gambling" excuse, but in 2016 that's really not relevant. I'd like to see them go back to LA, but if that can't happen, then this probably makes the most sense. Unlike the silly hockey team, I think this could work, and provide for a Super Bowl in Las Vegas, which is where I think it should be held every year anyway. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dfwabel Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 12 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: They could still cling to the "don't want to be associated with gambling" excuse, but in 2016 that's really not relevant. I'd like to see them go back to LA, but if that can't happen, then this probably makes the most sense. Unlike the silly hockey team, I think this could work, and provide for a Super Bowl in Las Vegas, which is where I think it should be held every year anyway. Little harder to do when the Rooney family owns horse racing tracks with casinos, the Dolphins took naming rights from the Seminole tribe, both Jerry Jones and the Kraft family have personal stakes in DraftKings and the rest of the league takes sponsorship money from both of the big two DFS companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Argument: a franchise is worth more in the Bay Area than it is in Las Vegas and the league should facilitate, or at least preserve, the opportunity for someone to buy the team and better capitalize on the market. The league already erred in sacrificing Los Angeles for St. Louis and Houston for Nashville and corrected both mistakes. This would be another mistake to ultimately correct. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BBTV Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 45 minutes ago, the admiral said: Argument: a franchise is worth more in the Bay Area than it is in Las Vegas and the league should facilitate, or at least preserve, the opportunity for someone to buy the team and better capitalize on the market. The league already erred in sacrificing Los Angeles for St. Louis and Houston for Nashville and corrected both mistakes. This would be another mistake to ultimately correct. Is the second franchise in the Bay Area worth more than it is in Las Vegas? Maybe, but if so, not as dramatically as if we were talking about a one-team market. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 As wealthy as the Bay is and as poor as Las Vegas is, quite possibly. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 The link below is a bar graph of the "new visitors" which the stadium backers claim will come to Las Vegas. http://public.tableau.com/profile/las.vegas.sun#!/vizhome/ExpectedNewVisitorsPerEvent_0/Dashboard1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I'm not psyched about the Raiders leaving California, but if there's one positive here? It's that the money-printing behemoth that is the NFL will hasten the end of the NHL's Las Vegas pipe dream. I mean it's too perfect. The NHL, constantly playing catchup to the other pro leagues in the United States, finally gets ahead of everyone and taps Vegas first. Who follows them there immediately afterwards? The NFL. Haha! Great job Gary. Jack 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...
HedleyLamarr Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Ice_Cap said: I'm not psyched about the Raiders leaving California, but if there's one positive here? It's that the money-printing behemoth that is the NFL will hasten the end of the NHL's Las Vegas pipe dream. I mean it's too perfect. The NHL, constantly playing catchup to the other pro leagues in the United States, finally gets ahead of everyone and taps Vegas first. Who follows them there immediately afterwards? The NFL. Haha! Great job Gary. Jack Why is there so much desire to see the Las Vegas NHL team fail? Not just from you, but from others on here. I ask this on the condition of not getting some response of "I'm mad Quebec City didn't get a team." or "Maybe their failure will lead to Quebec getting the team.". I think many of us have been really curious for years to see if Las Vegas can handle a sports team that has 40-80 home games in a season. We had our chance, even if it was the sport we least expected to have a team there. Now we're just going to have an incomplete answer again should Las Vegas get an NFL team. We'll still never really know if Las Vegas can support a 6-month, 41-81 game home schedule because the NFL has moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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