the raiders first game in las vegas was on march 6, 2017.
the raiders first game in las vegas was on march 6, 2017.
when is the raiders first game in las vegas?
march 6, 2017
the las vegas metropolitan area is home to many sports, most of which take place in the unincorporated communities around las vegas rather than in the city itself. the las vegas valley has two major league professional teams: the vegas golden knights of the national hockey league (nhl), which began play in 2017 as the region's first major pro team and the las vegas aces of the wnba. the oakland raiders of the national football league (nfl) will begin play in las vegas as the "las vegas raiders" by 2020 and become the region's third major professional team. las vegas is home to two minor league sports teams: the las vegas aviators of the triple-a pacific coast league (minor league baseball) and the las vegas lights fc of the usl championship, the league at the second level of the u.s. men's soccer league system. the las vegas lights are currently the only team playing in the city of las vegas, at the city-owned cashman field.
sports in the las vegas metropolitan area
on february 23, 2015, while still involved in the carson project, mark davis attended a secret meeting at the unlv international gaming research center to look at las vegas sports betting, its effect on pro sports, how it could affect a pro sports team in vegas and how the raiders and the nfl could possibly work in las vegas. at the time las vegas was seen as a long shot candidate for the raiders. the meeting was set up by napoleon mccallum, a former raiders player and current las vegas sands employee. mccallum approached davis about moving the team to las vegas before a broncos-raiders game on november 9, 2014 in oakland. mccallum was the first to suggest a meeting with unlv about the idea. previously, las vegas officials, notably mayor carolyn goodman, had suggested building a stadium near las vegas motor speedway. in attendance at the meeting was davis and mccallum, along with then-unlv president don snyder and bo bernhard, executive director of the international gaming institute. the meeting would not be known about until two years later.
oakland raiders relocation to las vegas