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ON MONDAY, NFL owners voted 31-1 to approve the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.
The Raiders will remain in Oakland for at least the 2017 and 2018 seasons. The 2019 season is still up in the air as the Raiders’ new stadium is expected to take three years to build.
The state of Nevada approved $750 million for a new stadium. Raiders owner Mark Davis pledged $500 million toward the project, and according to a report from the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, the stadium would cost a total of $1.9 billion.
The renderings of the newstadium, via MANICA Architecture and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, are pretty flashy. Take a look below.
The stadium won’t be directly located in the heart of Las Vegas.
The open-aired entrance is a nice touch for cool desert nights.
A view from above the open-air stadium
It’s a 65,000-seat stadium
The stadium will include an eternal flame for former owner Al Davis
There will be a giant videoboard on one side of the stadium for tailgaters
According to the SNTIC report, Las Vegas can expect $100 million worth of media exposure per year from the Raiders
And they believe holding sporting events can generate an additional $51.7 million for Las Vegas
Now that the move is a definite, the Raiders are Sin City’s first NFL team
– Scott Davis and Cork Gaines, Business Insider
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