By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
Raiders season ticket holders will not be attending home games at new Allegiant Stadium in 2020 because of a novel coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of 180,000 Americans.
But those season ticket holders who invested thousands of dollars to gain access to those seats at the new 65,000-seat domed venue did enjoy a gift of Allegiant Stadium from the Raiders this past week.
Take a look.
The team itself is not given much of a chance to win its division. Instead, the Raiders have embraced and celebrated the silver-and-black stadium that sits on 62 acres on the west side of Interstate 15 across from Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. It has a sleek, black exterior with a playing surface that will slide in and out of the venue on a retractable tray. It’s about a 20-minute walk from the Strip along Hacienda Avenue bridge that spans the interstate.
The overall stadium project was $1.976 billion, including $1.4 billion for the construction of the stadium. Southern Nevada contributed $750 million toward that construction and is on the hook for more than $1 billion in debt over 30 years to pay off that $750 million.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted Mark Davis to decide that it was not safe to allow fans to attend home games.
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