Could the Oakland A’s have the cards stacked against them regarding a potential move to Las Vegas? According to sources, higher-ups in the Nevada government are not all in on moving the A’s and the costs that would come with it. But those reports are coming with a counter as well.
Rumors are circulating that the Oakland A’s could face an uphill battle with a potential move to Las Vegas … but are they?
According to an article in The New York Post, Nevada governor Steve Sisolak is not pleased with the possibility that the Oakland A’s will not move to the Silver State without a big financial guarantee that involves their future home.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Governor Sisolak have reportedly had talks about a potential move by the A’s. However, the reported need for some public financing to be a part of a 30,000-seat domed stadium costing more than $1 billion that would be the new home of the A’s.
Citizens of Nevada would not be responsible for the entirety of the domed stadium bill. However, it is possible that the bill could come to around $275 million. That would be less than the $300 million that was part of the Atlanta Braves opening Truist Park and $500 million that Arlington put on the tab in order for the Texas Rangers to unveil Globe Life Field.
Sisolak has already said that he will not support a hotel room tax to help pay for the A’s to come to Las Vegas. He has also stated that the report from The New York Post isn’t accurate, telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal public financing of a new stadium “has not been an issue.”
Manfred also told the Las Vegas newspaper that the report about Sisolak “would not be accurate.”
There are still plenty of options for where the A’s will call the future home, and the level of receptiveness for creative financing in Nevada could play a big role in those decisions.