Oakland Athletics team president Dave Kaval. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

As Expected: Lords Of Baseball Bless Athletics’ Relocation To Las Vegas Thanks To Public Stadium Funding For A’s In Nevada; A’s Owner Moved To Avoid Losing MLB Revenue Sharing Dollars

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Lords of Baseball have cleared a path for the Oakland Athletics to

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Alexander Marks, representative of Schools Over Stadiums, addresses the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board last month. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Stadium Funding Law In Nevada Violates State Constitution, Teachers PAC Says In Preparing Lawsuit Against A’s Stadium Bill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Only two days before Major League Baseball team owners could vote on the Oakland Athletics’

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Proposed Athletics ballpark site -- Tropicana hotel on the Strip. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

Judge Sacks Educators Group’s Legal Attempt At Forcing Public Vote On Government Funding Of Planned Athletics Stadium On Strip

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer A First District Court judge in Carson City has struck down a lawsuit Monday that

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Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Chairman Steve Hill (left) chats with Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval (right) at a recent stadium board meeting in Las Vegas. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Schools Over Stadiums Files Referendum Petition With Nevada Secretary Of State In Attempt To Hold Statewide Public Vote On Subsidy For Athletics Ballpark On Strip; 102,362 Signatures Needed To Force Referendum

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer A teachers group opposing the state’s $380 million public subsidy to the MLB

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Bellying Up To Public Trough: Both F1, Athletics Shared Limelight This Week With High-Profile Requests For Public Money For Neighboring Sports Projects On Strip

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The public cost of underwriting Las Vegas’ thirst for major league sports was

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Dysfunctional Baseball: Oakland Athletics’ Bizarre, Strange, Surreal Adventure To Win $380 Million In Government Assistance From Nevada For Ballpark On Strip

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nobody invited the Oakland Athletics and their owner, John Fisher, to Las Vegas

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LVCVA CEO Steve Hill -- at NFL Draft in las Vegas in April 2022. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Stadium Subsidy Fact Check: LVCVA Chief’s Claim That Tourism Drops In Summer In Las Vegas Not Supported By LVCVA’s Visitors Data

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel/LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer  Talk about a wild pitch. When making his case for a proposed $380 million

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