{"id":1929026,"date":"2023-05-11T15:12:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-oakland-as-gamble-on-las-vegas-could-get-more-costly\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T15:12:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T19:12:51","slug":"the-oakland-as-gamble-on-las-vegas-could-get-more-costly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-oakland-as-gamble-on-las-vegas-could-get-more-costly\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oakland A\u2019s Gamble on Las Vegas Could Get More Costly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-oakland-as-gamble-on-las-vegas-could-get-more-costly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1929026&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> Major League Baseball\u2019s Athletics announced plans recently to leave Oakland, their home since 1968, and move to Las Vegas beginning in 2024.<\/p>\n<p> The Raiders\u2019 shiny new space-age Allegiant Stadium, via Wikimedia With the venerated Oakland Coliseum literally falling apart, and no new stadium deal being struck, owner John Fisher accepted a proposal for a new start in Sin City \u2013 following in the footsteps of the NFL\u2019s Raiders, who moved from Oakland to Vegas in 2020.<\/p>\n<p> While it\u2019s a huge roll of the dice to leave the Bay Area for an emerging major league market, the gamble looked like it paid off. The League has been involved in the process and appears to be fully in support of it. So, the A\u2019s went public: They would be making a move to Las Vegas. Their current lease with the Coliseum doesn\u2019t expire until 2025, but the club\u2019s management is reportedly exploring the option of moving as soon as the conclusion of this season.<\/p>\n<p>Related Sports Videos Their strategy was a simple one: The team would initially play at Triple-A Las Vegas Ballpark (home of the Athletics\u2019 farm team the Aviators), until their fabulous, new 35,000-seat retractable roof stadium was ready.<\/p>\n<p> The A\u2019s likely temporary home, Las Vegas Ballpark Oakland Mayor Gives Up \u201cI am deeply disappointed that the A\u2019s have chosen not to negotiate with the City of Oakland as a true partner, in a way that respects the long relationship between the fans, the City, and the team,\u201d Mayor Sheng Thao said in a statement given to ESPN. \u201cYet, it is clear to me that the A\u2019s have no intention of staying in Oakland and have simply been using this process to try to extract a better deal out of Las Vegas. I am not interested in continuing to play that game \u2014 the fans and our residents deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> But for the A\u2019s, it was a long time coming. As a team dying for a diamond-studded destination, Vegas represents an oasis in the desert for the Athletics. It\u2019s an opportunity to double down and finally hit the jackpot.<\/p>\n<p> But now it turns out the A\u2019s could come up a just little bit short at the table.<\/p>\n<p> Proposed new stadium location via Fox5 Las Vegas YouTube RELATED:\u00a0Viral TikTok Video From Red Sox Game Shows Empty Bud Light Stand Next To Busy Line Of Customers At Fenway Park<\/p>\n<p> The Nevada Independent recently published a story stating that the A\u2019s might have to change some of their plans. The terms of the financing could change, based on what happens next, politically.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe team is looking to state lawmakers for a $500 million package involving tax credits and the creation of a special taxation district to help fund stadium construction,\u201d the report stated. \u201cHowever, the proposed legislation has yet to be filed with state lawmakers in Carson City. Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) told The Nevada Independent\u00a0last week the team was running out of time to get legislative approval for the tax package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> RELATED: Athletics Abandoning Oakland For New Home In Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p> Make no mistake, Fisher is going to make the move to Las Vegas, regardless. Having said that, if he is forced to make up most or all of the funding not provided by the State of Nevada, the deal won\u2019t nearly be as sweet. So, essentially, the franchise wouldn\u2019t be starting off with nearly as much house money.<\/p>\n<p> No Pat Hand for the A\u2019s The A\u2019s are reportedly still focused on acquiring the former Wild West Casino site Red Rock Resorts, bordered by Tropicana Avenue and Dean Martin Drive, for an undisclosed price for the park as well as a surrounding entertainment district.<\/p>\n<p> The Rio Hotel &#038; Casino, offered the team 22 acres of the resort\u2019s 90-acre site, for just $1. The A\u2019s initially rejected that offer, which could have greatly reduced some of the costs associated with future land acquisition, because the team was concerned about traffic access, per The Nevada Independent.<\/p>\n<p> So long and farewell, Coliseum \u2013 via Wikimedia     Now, they could be responsible for a lot bigger chunk of the cost. Which is poetic justice in the eyes of many Oakland sports fans. After over 20 years of back-and-forth between the franchise and the city over a proposed new park, there\u2019s been plenty of animosity and bad blood built up. The finality of it all brought that all to the forefront.<\/p>\n<p> Following the team announcing their intentions to depart, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bass said \u201cthe A\u2019s are not committed to Oakland,\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s time to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> For the Athletics, Las Vegas will be the fourth home city in their long and storied history, following tenures in Philadelphia, and Kansas City. They moved to Oakland in 1968. As a franchise, they\u2019ve won nine World Series Championships: five in Philly, and four in Oaktown \u2014 with the last one produced by Tony LaRussa and the Bash Brothers in 1989.<\/p>\n<p> NEXT:\u00a0Could MLB Fields Be Havens For Toxic Chemicals?<\/p>\n<p>       Now, they could be responsible for a lot bigger chunk of the cost. Which is poetic justice in the eyes of many Oakland sports fans. After over 20 years of back-and-forth between the franchise and the city over a proposed new park, there\u2019s been plenty of animosity and bad blood built up. The finality of it all brought that all to the forefront.<\/p>\n<p> Following the team announcing their intentions to depart, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bass said \u201cthe A\u2019s are not committed to Oakland,\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s time to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> For the Athletics, Las Vegas will be the fourth home city in their long and storied history, following tenures in Philadelphia, and Kansas City. They moved to Oakland in 1968. As a franchise, they\u2019ve won nine World Series Championships: five in Philly, and four in Oaktown \u2014 with the last one produced by Tony LaRussa and the Bash Brothers in 1989.<\/p>\n<p> NEXT:\u00a0Could MLB Fields Be Havens For Toxic Chemicals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major League Baseball\u2019s Athletics announced plans recently to leave Oakland, their home since 1968, and move to Las Vegas beginning in 2024. 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