The news is official and the Raiders will remain in Oakland. I am grateful that so many of you recognized the importance of preserving this team within its home community. We should remain attentive to future developments but for now we have secured the outcome we sought.
June 1, 2016
Final supporters
On April 28, 2016, Mark Davis recently committed in agreement with Sheldon Adelson and David Beckham, to pledge money to a privately funded stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This move makes very little sense on many levels.
A proposed Raiders move to Las Vegas would go against the NFL's continued policy against gambling. While current fantasy sites are purported to be gambling, these sites are located in various locales, and federal law explicitly gives exceptions to these services, putting them at a different level against casino gambling. In addition, the stadium is being funded by a casino mogul, which could seriously threaten the credibility of the NFL, and go against its anti-gambling policy.
Nevada is not only known to have a local gambling economy, but has a very large sex and drinking industry, and prostitution is legal in many parts of Nevada. This could bring serious consequences to the moral image of the NFL, but also could seriously affect the attitude of the players; with recent issues of NFL players being arrested for drugs and alcohol, this could be another serious blow to the NFL's image.
Las Vegas is also a terrible media market, compared to the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Metro. It ranks 42nd in the country, which means there is a lack of profits to be made. Staying in Oakland, or moving to Los Angeles, would be much wiser long term, especially given that many Raider fans are based in California.
We, the undersigned, call on the Roger Goodell, the NFL, and its owners, to vote NO, and/or BLOCK a proposed Las Vegas move. Moving the Raiders to Las Vegas could very seriously hamper the image of the NFL as a whole as it gets consumed in a concussion and morality crisis, and could disenfranchise one of the NFL's greatest fanbases.
Say NO to the Las Vegas Raiders. #SayNoToLasVegasRaiders #StayInOakland #StayInCali
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Reached 500 supporters
May 13, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2016
452 Comments
Screw off. Simple as that. 1. Las Vegas has plenty of reasons for people to visit without your team. 2. Our infrastructure is overtaxed already. 3. You're rich enough. Pay for it your damned selves. 4. Pro teams do not benefit the community. They break even at best.
Signed in agreement, however you are incorrect about it being privately funded. $750M is publicly funded. The $650M that is supposedly being put up by Mark Davis and Sheldon Adelson will be reimbursed to them through Tax Increment Funding (TIF).
Absolutely NEVER should the Raiders move to Las Vegas. 1. They belong where Al Davis wanted them... In Oakland. 2. Total hotbed of trouble for an NFL team to be in Vegas. 3. Davis needs to work with Oakland! I am a LIFELONG OAKLAND RAIDER at 57 years old.
The Raiders belong in Oakland. Oakland is an up and coming city and the Niners are in SJ leaving the Bay Area open to be Raider territory. Exclusively. Don't turn the Raiders into a cheap thrill weekend getaway.
I've been a season-ticket holder since the Raiders got back from Los Angeles. Will be the ultimate betrayal of my years of loyalty for Mark Davis to take that away from me and my family tradition of all of us going to the Raider games for all these years.
STAY IN OAKLAND
Nothing more than a money grab.
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The news is official and the Raiders will remain in Oakland. I am grateful that so many of you recognized the importance of preserving this team within its home community. We should remain attentive to future developments but for now we have secured the outcome we sought.
June 1, 2016
Final supporters
On April 28, 2016, Mark Davis recently committed in agreement with Sheldon Adelson and David Beckham, to pledge money to a privately funded stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This move makes very little sense on many levels.
A proposed Raiders move to Las Vegas would go against the NFL's continued policy against gambling. While current fantasy sites are purported to be gambling, these sites are located in various locales, and federal law explicitly gives exceptions to these services, putting them at a different level against casino gambling. In addition, the stadium is being funded by a casino mogul, which could seriously threaten the credibility of the NFL, and go against its anti-gambling policy.
Nevada is not only known to have a local gambling economy, but has a very large sex and drinking industry, and prostitution is legal in many parts of Nevada. This could bring serious consequences to the moral image of the NFL, but also could seriously affect the attitude of the players; with recent issues of NFL players being arrested for drugs and alcohol, this could be another serious blow to the NFL's image.
Las Vegas is also a terrible media market, compared to the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Metro. It ranks 42nd in the country, which means there is a lack of profits to be made. Staying in Oakland, or moving to Los Angeles, would be much wiser long term, especially given that many Raider fans are based in California.
We, the undersigned, call on the Roger Goodell, the NFL, and its owners, to vote NO, and/or BLOCK a proposed Las Vegas move. Moving the Raiders to Las Vegas could very seriously hamper the image of the NFL as a whole as it gets consumed in a concussion and morality crisis, and could disenfranchise one of the NFL's greatest fanbases.
Say NO to the Las Vegas Raiders. #SayNoToLasVegasRaiders #StayInOakland #StayInCali
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 13, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2016
452 Comments
The team belongs in Oakland. To Mark Davis, if Lott & Pete have the remaining money that you need to keep the team in Oakland then you need to listen to them and give them minority ownership and get the damn stadium built. Cut out this Vegas talk.
Screw off. Simple as that. 1. Las Vegas has plenty of reasons for people to visit without your team. 2. Our infrastructure is overtaxed already. 3. You're rich enough. Pay for it your damned selves. 4. Pro teams do not benefit the community. They break even at best.
Signed in agreement, however you are incorrect about it being privately funded. $750M is publicly funded. The $650M that is supposedly being put up by Mark Davis and Sheldon Adelson will be reimbursed to them through Tax Increment Funding (TIF).
Absolutely NEVER should the Raiders move to Las Vegas. 1. They belong where Al Davis wanted them... In Oakland. 2. Total hotbed of trouble for an NFL team to be in Vegas. 3. Davis needs to work with Oakland! I am a LIFELONG OAKLAND RAIDER at 57 years old.
The Raiders belong in Oakland. Oakland is an up and coming city and the Niners are in SJ leaving the Bay Area open to be Raider territory. Exclusively. Don't turn the Raiders into a cheap thrill weekend getaway.
I've been a season-ticket holder since the Raiders got back from Los Angeles. Will be the ultimate betrayal of my years of loyalty for Mark Davis to take that away from me and my family tradition of all of us going to the Raider games for all these years.
STAY IN OAKLAND
Nothing more than a money grab.
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The team belongs in Oakland. To Mark Davis, if Lott & Pete have the remaining money that you need to keep the team in Oakland then you need to listen to them and give them minority ownership and get the damn stadium built. Cut out this Vegas talk.