Stanley Cup 2018: Proof That Las Vegas Is A Sports Town

Las Vegas Raiders Has A Nice Ring To It

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The Oakland Raiders will play their first season as the Las Vegas Raiders in either 2019 or 2020. The team’s lease with Oakland Coliseum ends after 2018, but their new stadium won’t open until 2020. The team elected to relocate after owner Mark Davis failed to negotiate a new stadium deal in the Bay Area.

For the league to approve the Raiders move, the team had to secure a stadium deal with Las Vegas. Announcing a partnership with Bank of America in 2017 to fund a new stadium, the NFL voted 31-1 to approve the move. Since then the team has slowly been relocating its staff and other operations in anticipation of their arrival.