Aug 25, 2016

While there are still significant hurdles to clear, it seems obvious that the Oakland Raiders aren’t just playing Las Vegas as a bargaining chip.

All indications are that the Raiders want to move to Las Vegas. The latest is that the Raiders have applied for the “Las Vegas Raiders” trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to Forbes. Forbes said the multiple trademark classes the Raiders applied for cover education and entertainment services, clothing, mobile applications, football helmets, trading cards, jewelry and play figures.

This doesn’t mean the Raiders are definitely moving. The NFL would need to approve and there’s the fairly important obstacle of getting a nearly $2 billion stadium built. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee planned to meet on Thursday to discuss the possibility of a new stadium for the Raiders.

The SNTIC proposal also pitches the benefits to UNLV and the possibility of getting a Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The public funding would come through an increased hotel tax.

There has been a lot of support for the Raiders moving to Las Vegas, including influentialDallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada voiced his support this week.

“I think it would be great if the Raiders came to Las Vegas,” Reid said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The Review-Journal said that the committee’s recommendation on the stadium is due to Gov. Brian Sandoval by the end of September. Sandoval has publicly questioned who will pay for the upgrades to freeways and streets leading to the new stadium, and KTNV in Las Vegas wrote that Sandoval “indicated privately he does not support the $750 million in public financing sought by the developers.”

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Aug 25, 2016

 

Aug 25, 2016

Vegas is already a lit place in general, gonna be a lit sports town in a few years too when we got NHL and the NFL there.

 

Aug 25, 2016

Can't imagine having your favorite team up and move, I feel for the St Louis fans. I don't know what I would do if the Eagles moved cities.

 

Aug 25, 2016

That proposed stadium tho!!

 

Aug 25, 2016

Where do you go? Your next favorite team? City closest to you? Thank God I live in Chicago where there's less than a .000000001% any of our teams move.

This is a cool idea though. Obviously feel bad for the fans in Oakland, they suffered through a lot of losing and just when it looks like they're on the rise they move out.

 

Aug 25, 2016

Yeah same here with Philly, I don't think we'll have to worry about our teams moving but still, it has to s---.

 

Aug 25, 2016

Why don't they just take the Jags or something though? Oakland Raiders are an iconic franchise. Florida's already got the Dolphins & Bucs.

 

Aug 25, 2016

Have thought this would happen for like a year and a half.

 

Aug 25, 2016

there is talks of it but i heard the city doesnt wanna spend the money to build the stadium
edit: guess they changed their mind
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/32839061/las-vegas-stadium-backers-to-give-update-on-site-search