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Hopes of Las Vegas MLB Team Hit a Snag
What would life be without drama? Things had been running so smoothly, and plans for a Las Vegas MLB franchise were rolling along… until now. The funding for a new stadium via Senate Bill 509 failed to pass a vote before the end of the session. And that means a special session has been called to reconsider options. Hope for a billion dollar ballpark where the Tropicana now stands is in limbo, for now. Even if the A’s stadium bill is passed during the special session, any relocation of the team still requires approval from League Owners. Plus, the franchise…
Las Vegas NBA and MLB Teams in the Future
It’s been a wild week of gambling news, with rumors still flying about both a Las Vegas NBA and an MLB team. There are new basketball arenas being build and plots of land being looked at for baseball stadiums. And over the weekend, a small amount of rain caused some major Las Vegas flooding, virtually shutting down the city and the airport! Hello friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling, where we have a lot to discuss, including the latest state to regulate sports betting and possible Las Vegas NBA and MLB teams! More on all of that in…
Update on a Possible Las Vegas MLB Team
Sin City has been able to secure both NHL and NFL teams over the past few years. And now, a Las Vegas MLB team is a step closer. Rumors have been flying about a professional baseball team in Vegas for years, and perhaps even an NBA team, ever since professional baseball and hockey both found new homes in the desert. One major obstacle to this has been a “relocation fee” that Major League Baseball normally charges teams to relocate. That fee can easily have been hundreds of millions of dollars. However, according to a story in the Las Vegas Journal-Review,…
Major League Baseball in Las Vegas Possible
The possibility of having Major League Baseball in Las Vegas seemed unlikely six years ago. While giving a deposition in a New Jersey sports betting case, then-Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig spoke steadfastly against ever placing a franchise in Las Vegas and railed against gambling as “evil.” Today, a group is working with investors to build a stadium and bring a major-league team to Las Vegas. Those efforts come as Selig’s successor, Rob Manfred, calls Las Vegas a viable market for the sport and baseball’s decision-makers descend on the city for the league’s Winter Meetings at Mandalay Bay from…
