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The Oakland Raiders are moving to Las Vegas where they hope to have a new $1.9 billion stadium for the 2020 season.
Although the development agreement between the Raiders and the Authority cannot be completed until February, 2018 because of a complication in finalizing the contract between the team and its construction companies, the 30-month construction schedule should remain on track.
The financial paramaters are also set: The Raiders' 30-year lease agreement for the new stadium has been aproved by the Las Vegas Stadium authority and NFL owners.
What are the pros and cons of the proposed stadium in Vegas for taxpayers, Raiders and NFL? On this SportsMoney podcast I have two of the very best stadium experts--Mark Rosentraub and Roger Noll--vet the stadium deal.