I don't think that they'll get the stadium in Vegas done

I don't think that they'll get the stadium in Vegas done
by jt (2024-04-05 12:45:12)

In reply to: Bizarre transition plan posted by bizdomer09

(at least not by 2028). Bally's might be looking to back out, and they were a major component of the deal. Fischer has been just terrible at getting these deals done, and his track record on pretty much everything is terrible. They were about 6 months late in bringing any stadium specifics to the table, and the suspicion is that they rushed to the announcement because they would have lost their MLB welfare if they didn't have an agreement in place (they get to keep their welfare for this year since a deal is in place, but who knows when they'll ever break ground).

Right now, it wouldn't surprise me if they're actually going to transition to Sacramento permanently. It's pretty close to Oakland and it is a good sized area. They would likely keep a large portion of their fan base and I think they could get a stadium built there relatively easily. Fischer is friends with the Kings owner (who helped pull off this latest agreement).

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I bet a new resort is just built where the Tropicana was. - Leeroy_Jenkins 2024-04-08 10:22:54
- The Rio just underwent a substantial renovation. - voidoid 2024-04-08 11:21:42
  - everything about the proposal is half-ass` - jt 2024-04-08 17:00:44
    - The proposed stadium seats 33k. - voidoid 2024-04-08 21:44:13
      - That article referring to baseball 'pendants' says it all. * - Termini 2024-04-10 20:37:08
    - They should have played this out 2-3 more years. - usaf_irish 2024-04-08 18:01:50
      - they had to have a stadium deal in hand by Jan - jt 2024-04-09 16:22:52
        I feel a little stupid that I wasn’t aware of that. - usaf_irish 2024-04-10 12:18:10
Thanks - that helps make sense of it. * - bizdomer09 2024-04-05 16:47:41
As if on cue (link) - jt 2024-04-05 15:11:20