Could Reno be future home of Raider's training camp?
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 9:51pm
Officials from the Oakland Raiders met with Northern lawmakers on Wednesday to pitch their plan to relocate to Las Vegas, including a new stadium and possibly holding training camp in Reno.
The Raiders have expressed interest in moving from Oakland and have publicly stated a desire to move to Las Vegas, but want a new stadium as part of the package. Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Majestic Realty Co. have been courting the team, and a plan has been released that would call for $750 million in public funding.
Andy Abboud, executive vice president of government affairs for Las Vegas Sands Corp., said the meeting involved a briefing on the plan as it stands. Representatives from the Raiders, including team president Mark Badain, also scouted several possible training camp locations if the move occurs, including the University of Nevada, Reno, area high schools and sports complexes.
Abboud said the tour of sites was only a preliminary search for a potential training camp spot, but Reno made sense both in terms of climate and with the potential move to Nevada.
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