{"id":274708,"date":"2023-05-24T09:08:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=274708"},"modified":"2023-05-26T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T18:35:35","slug":"as-announce-tentative-las-vegas-agreement-with-nevada-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/as-announce-tentative-las-vegas-agreement-with-nevada-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u2019s Announce Tentative Las Vegas Agreement with Nevada Gov."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oakland A’s and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) on Wednesday announced the next necessary step in bringing Major League Baseball to Las Vegas — a tentative agreement between their offices, Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine, and Clark County officials on a bill to be considered by the Nevada Legislature.<\/p>\n

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This is what the Las Vegas Athletics\u2019 $1.5 billion baseball stadium could look like. The plan is to build the 30,000-seat ballpark on 9 acres of the 35-acre site on which Tropicana has sat since 1957. (Image: Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The press release announcing the agreement stated that the bill would create a \u201csports and entertainment improvement district\u201d for a 30,000-seat, publicly owned, retractable roof stadium located on the Las Vegas Strip. However, it left out one crucial detail: how the $1.5 billion ballpark, constructed on the site of an imploded Tropicana Las Vegas, would be funded.<\/p>\n

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According to the Nevada Appeal,<\/em> the A\u2019s are now willing to accept $325 million in public financing, $175 million less than their original $500 million ask and $75 million less than the $395 million they reportedly sought in bonding and tax breaks upon switching their preferred stadium site from Red Rock Resort\u2019s former Wild Wild West property to the Tropicana Las Vegas, owned by Bally\u2019s Corp. earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to KVVU-TV\/Las Vegas,<\/em> Nevada lawmakers are willing to contribute $180 million. According to KLAS-TV\/Las Vegas,<\/em> Clark County agreed to come up with the other $120 million.<\/p>\n

The deal is expected to be announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n

No doubt adding to negotiation tensions, a public financing package needs to be approved by the Legislature before it adjourns on June 5, though it could be voted on in a special legislative session.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the press release, the bill will be introduced \u201cin the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n

What the Press Release Said<\/h2>\n

The press release quoted Gov. Lombardo as stating: \u201cThis agreement follows months of negotiations between the state, the county, and the A\u2019s, and I believe it gives us a tremendous opportunity to continue building on the professional sports infrastructure of southern Nevada. Las Vegas is clearly a sports town, and Major League Baseball should be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A’s president Dave Kaval added the following comment: \u201cWe\u2019re very appreciative of the support from the State of Nevada and Clark County\u2019s leadership. We want to thank Governor Lombardo, the Legislative leadership, the Treasurer, and Clark County Commissioners and staff on the collaborative process. We look forward to advancing this legislation in a responsible way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Meantime, the Oakland A\u2019s are playing record-breakingly bad baseball. Following their 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, they currently stand at 10-40. That ties the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the worst 50-game start of any major-league team in the past 100 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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