The prospects of the nfls Oakland Raiders relocating to las vegas sounds remote. But Sheldon Adelson is willing to take at shot at that possibility. Today. The Sands Corporation owner reportedly met with mark davis, owner of the raiders, who is looking for a new home for his team. Fox5s les krifaton joins us live from tropicana and koval the site of the proposed stadium. Les whats the buzz on the street . The whole idea seems outrageous given the nfl attitude toward las vegas and gaming. But Sheldon Adelson is behind a proposed stadium that would be built here and hes looking for a tenant besides the unlv rebels and hes thinking an this vacant lot could one day be transformed into a full fledged state of the art 60,000 plus seat stadium. A perfect venue for the nfl, if only it werent in las vegas. Unless the nfl drastically changes the way that they look at las vegas there is zero chance that the nfl would make a home in this city. Former fox5 sportscaster Jon Castagnino says when it c
Seat stadium near the thomas and mack, is trying to get the Oakland Raiders to move to las vegas. Fox5s les tropicana and koval where the stadium would be built. Les what are the chances of the raiders becoming the Las Vegas Raiders . The nfl has never shown las vegas any love, not allowing casinos to refer to the super bowl, threatening lawsuits and then last year canceling a fantasy event by Dallas Cowboys quarterback tony romo. The chances appear slim but then its Sheldon Adelson who is spearheading the stadium and the plan, while the chances of the Oakland Raiders coming to las vegas is about as good and you and i winning powerball there is a saying never say never. The man behind the stadium plan for this location is Sheldon Adelson and we lot of clout. Forbes ranks him as the 15th richest man in the world worth an estimated 26 billion. Former fox5 sportscaster Jon Castagnino thinks there is virtually no chance of the raiders moving to las vegas. But then again we are talking Shel