When it came time to have somebody who was going to say Las Vegas was a great spot, Kobe came forward. “It’s going to be a catalyst and economic driver for this market coming out of the pandemic. LAS VEGAS >> The Death Star comes alive for the first time Monday night in a prime-time debut that just a few years ago would have been unimaginable. Las Vegas … Visit ESPN to view the Las Vegas Raiders team schedule for the current and previous seasons A few weeks after that vote in January 2016, the Raiders were still trying to decide what to do when the phone rang, with former Raiders running back Napoleon McCallum on the line. A bird's eye view: The @Raiders are making their mark on the Las Vegas Valley. There’s no doubt that’s where the Raiders play. “But there was a lull there, until Kobe Bryant came along. The Raiders are going to bring a ravenous fan base and it’ll be very interesting to see how they adapt. Now it has a marquee team in the biggest league in the country — along with a stadium to match. “Mortenson has never failed to complete a sports facility on time,” Webb said of the Minneapolis-based contractor, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Raiders are trying not to disrespect anyone, counting on fans from around the West — and the world — to fill the stadium on game days once the pandemic has subsided. Telephone: (808) 529-4747, Actor Danny Masterson’s lawyer denies and denounces rape charges, VIDEO: Former UH Warrior and CFL great Chad Owens hosts Star-Advertiser sports show ‘The CO2 RUN DWN’, 30-year mortgage rate drops to record low, More than 8,000 out-of-state passengers fly into Hawaii on first day they could test out of a travel quarantine, Hawaii or bust: A traveler’s notebook as he successfully navigates Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program, Infant dies after being attacked by dog in Schofield Barracks home, Hawaii records 1 new coronavirus death and 89 new infections statewide, U.S. retail sales grow for 5th month in a row, Final count of passengers arriving in Hawaii Thursday tops 10,000, Twitter changes course after Republicans claim ‘election interference’, Oct. 24, 1944: FDR abolishes martial law in Hawaii. The black glassed stadium —which some say resembles a giant Roomba — sits just off I-15 next to the Las Vegas Strip, looming over the main road that brings tourists in from Southern California. The sun set behind Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders football team, in Las Vegas on July 22. They still have several months to finish up the rest and it doesn’t seem like there’s any reason to worry. Kobe was the kind of guy everybody looked up to.

Though they are new to the professional sporting world, Las Vegas is a city that is the perfect place to host sporting events. All the best Las Vegas Raiders Gear and Collectibles are at the official online store of the NFL. Webb went on to note that the stadium is already 80% done with construction. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2020 StarAdvertiser.com. Season tickets were quickly sold out even with hefty prices for seat licenses — and before it became clear that no fans would attend the Raiders were the hottest team in the NFL in the secondary ticket market. The NFL is opening in Sin City, something even the bookies in this gambling city would never have bet on happening. Considering the team has already said their goodbyes and officially changed their name, that’s far from an ideal situation to be in. There’s no competition.”. “I feel bad that (fans) won’t be able to be at the game, but I do know that with us being here and playing a home game there is still a feel around town: `Oh, the Raiders are playing in town,’” quarterback Derek Carr said. Roger Goodell Hints at Exciting Possibilities for Raiders in Las Vegas. Follow the Heavy Las Vegas Raiders page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content!

Getty For now, the seats will be empty, just as they are at most NFL stadiums around the country. It’s a lot different than Alameda. The Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas saw the Oakland Raiders, an American football club in the National Football League (NFL), move from their longtime home of Oakland, California, to the Las Vegas, Nevada, metropolitan area.The renamed Las Vegas Raiders play home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, which was substantially completed on July 31, 2020. And quite a house it is.

The gamble pays off Monday night when the Raiders meet the New Orleans Saints in the opening game of the glittering $2 billion stadium that Raiders owner Mark Davis dubbed the Death Star. Opening day for the 2020 season for the silver and black should be monumental as it will be the first time a regular-season game has been played in Las Vegas. “They were instrumental in making it happen and guiding us through the process.”.

They got state legislators to guarantee $750 million in hotel room taxes, took out loans from the NFL and Bank of America, and then sold a whopping $549.2 million in PSL’s to make up the difference. Honolulu, HI 96813 Pandemic or not, people will gather to watch them on TV in their home debut, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see a lot of fans in black and silver gathered outside the stadium on opening night. A lot of moving parts had to come together — and quickly — to get to this point. It has a translucent roof, natural grass and seats 65,000, bringing the city a state-of-the-art stadium venue it never had that will be used for concerts, fights, UFC events and likely a Super Bowl. No fans will be allowed because of the pandemic, and Davis himself will stay away in solidarity with them. “Allegiant Stadium will not be their first failure because Allegiant Stadium will be completed on time.”. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Around the city there are fans wearing silver and black, and you don’t have to drive far to see Raiders flags flying. As construction gets closer to it’s July 31st completion date, the Las Vegas Raiders‘ Allegiant Stadium is looking better and better. Coverage from news outlets on the Las Vegas Raiders, new Raiders Headquarters in Henderson and the construction of state-of-the-art Allegiant Stadium next to the Strip. The team has a regional brand and fans who travel, and Badain said 40% of season tickets were sold to people who don’t live in Las Vegas. It’s a new era for the NFL, which once forbid players to even go into casinos. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our guidelines. It’s also confirmation of Las Vegas as one of the great sporting cities in the world, as well as a needed psychological boost to a town suffering badly from a drop in tourism caused by COVID-19.

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