The Vista · Apr 6, 2017
Raiders’ relocation brings mixed feelings
Another National Football League organization has fallen victim to relocation. The NFL gave its approval on Monday, March 27 for the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas, putting aside all the fears of putting a professional team in the largest gambling market in the world.
The 32 NFL team owners held a meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. and voted overwhelmingly 31-1 in favor of the move. Only Stephen Ross of the Miami Dolphins voted no. The owners deduced that having a team in Las Vegas would allow the league to take advantage of the city’s booming tourist trade, image of commotion, and its willingness to devote hundreds of millions of dollars toward the construction of a new stadium.