Forget the Alamo. Vegas wants the Raiders. But don’t schedule any weekend Sin City benders this autumn or any other. The NFL has never been bullish on having a team in the legal gambling capital of the country.
Still, what’s the harm in talking. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Mark Davis is scheduled to meet Friday with billionaire casino magnate and Republican sugar daddy Sheldon Adelson. Adelson’s company is planning a $1 billion football stadium near the UNLV campus.
Below is a short story I wrote fro the sports section:
Add Las Vegas to the list of potential landing spots for the Oakland Raiders, but the odds are long that the Silver and Black will ever call Sin City home.