Ah, got cha.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/sp...or=SportsREDEF

Anyone who still thinks this is a good idea from an economic standpoint, go read that NY Times article above.

If I were a Nevada resident I would be furious at my representatives.

Confirmed furious

Depends on whose economic standpoint you look.

Someone came to my door this morning canvassing for one of the state assembly people that voted for this thing. I slammed the door in their face.

There's at least one Nevada resident who's very pleased with his representatives.

FTFY

The process was rigged. Opponents were basically shut out from speaking. It is angering. Adelson flooded lawmakers with campaign cash right before the special session:

http://www.ktnv.com/news/political/c...pecial-session (this list doesn't include PACs Sands contributes to)

The largest beneficiary was Michael Roberson, leading cheerleader and Senate Majority Leader. Adelson/Sands bankrolled him to try and defeat Tarkanian in the US House race. Money also poured into campaigns that voted against education tax on a no-new-tax pledge that suddenly didn't mind a stadium tax.

I read the bill. It is a disaster. No objective person could possibly support it if they bothered to read it. The $750 million bond will come due without any compelled payments on it, only interest. The investors can bail without recourse. The only term for the lease is that the Raiders must sign for 30 years. There is no penalty in the bill if they decide to bail sooner. We're at the mercy of the Stadium Authority there and have to hope they don't make as bad of a deal that this law is.

The remodel fund is higher on the priority list and is uncapped. UNLV will pay rent to play there. There is a mythical $3.5 million a year UNLV can get to offset losing Sam Boyd that isn't guaranteed and can be completely removed by the Board. The stadium is exempt from competitive bidding laws. It will also pay no property taxes but Clark County gets 0% of the revenues. There is more that would take up another page.

I hope the NFL owners hate Las Vegas and Adelson enough to block this.

Wow, what a deal! Al must be cumming in his white and silver jumpsuit in his coffin. This is the sweetheart deal for the Raiders that Al Davis always dreamed of but L.A. and Alameda county officials but told him to shove it up his arse.

The cliffs on this bill reek of a legislature desperate for an NFL team (or the kickbacks they will get from passing the bill) and will sell out their neighbors and citizens for it.

Holy crap, Tark the cheater Shark was running for office? Only in NV I guess.

Stoners have another reason to hate Adelson. He just donated a half million to the group opposing the recreational weed initiative in Arizona. He donated to a similar group in another state too.

Adelson is in the pocket of Big Medical Weed

Tark passed away a couple of years ago. This is his son Danny.

Adelson donated $2 million to an anti rec pot PAC in Nevada. The polls have yes leading by 14 points.

Looks like by mid-November poker rooms in Vegas are gonna reek.

wat?

Adelson donates all over the country trying to stop weed in all forms.

Just a dry joke

Massachusetts legalized casino gambling, and it took the commonwealth about ten years before the first one was even built. The Attorney General for NV - Adam Laxalt - is an enemy of freedom and may try to delay/push this back for as long as possible.

Adult giraffes always have spots on them.

FTFY

Ugh. I really wish the Raiders would just go away.

Too late Steve, Punter is already sleeping with your wife.

Now you know how Oakland feels.

Oakland is finally trying to keep the Raiders. Surprised this wasn't bumped earlier.

http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/...r-10786846.php


Wow the taxpayers won't have to pay.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/0...-team-in-city/

God damn it.

So,
Looks like Raiders might not go without Adelson after all.
Odd that they could go without Adelson and his money, but not the public funds.