The Nevada legislature approved $380 million in taxpayer money to build the Athletics a new ballpark in Las Vegas.
approved $380 million in taxpayer funds toward a new ballpark in Las Vegas, leaving two hurdles for the A’s in their proposed move:to sign the ballpark bill into law, and major league owners to approve the move.
The owners of the Oakland Athletics are not giving politicians a chance to move forward on a Las Vegas move. Rob Manfred and MLB should get involved. In order to secure the necessary votes, the bill was amended several times this week, in part to mandate the A’s guarantee an annual value of $2 million in community benefits. The legislative deal-making also resulted in an amendment that would expand paid family and medical leave benefits in the state.said an owners committee authorized him to waive a relocation fee — a liability that might have cost the team hundreds of millions of dollars — if the A’s moved to Las Vegas.
The A’s also could build their statewide brand by playing some regular-season games in Reno during that time, said Steve Hill, president of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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