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Major League Baseball\u2019s (MLB) Oakland Athletics are honing in on two Las Vegas sites as a key vote on the team\u2019s future in the Bay Area looms next month. It\u2019s possible public financing for a move to the largest US casino hub is still in play.<\/p>\n

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Oakland A\u2019s players in a recent game in Detroit. The team could be closer to announcing a move to Las Vegas. (Image: San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A\u2019s President Dave Kaval met with landowners and local leaders in Las Vegas last week, but didn\u2019t speak with the media. An unidentified source with knowledge of the matter told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> \u00a0the meetings were productive and that the team\u2019s Sin City search now centers on two undisclosed sites.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s down from a previous group of five, though the local rumor mill indicates the club\u2019s search has long centered on a stadium at the site of the Tropicana, and unused land owned by Wynn Resorts. The property assets of the Tropicana are owned<\/a> by Gaming and Leisure Properties.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been widely publicized that the A\u2019s are looking at this site. They\u2019ve looked at others. I think they \u2014 I think \u2014 it\u2019s safe for me to say that they have a very, very strong interest in our site if the transaction can work to their advantage,\u201d<\/strong> said CEO Peter Carlino last month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bally\u2019s is the operator of the integrated resort, and by Carlino\u2019s acknowledgement, would need to be compensated should the Tropicana land be sold.<\/p>\n

Public Financing Still Possible<\/h2>\n

In an interview with the Review-Journal<\/em>, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said it\u2019s possible public financing to support the A\u2019s move to Sin City comes to fruition.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t go into details about percentages — MLB said it wants a new stadium to be valued at $1 billion — or from what sources the funding could be derived. But he did say an elevated room tax isn\u2019t the answer.<\/p>\n

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His comments arrive after reports surfaced in April that Gov. Steve Sisolak (D-NV) doesn\u2019t favor taxpayers<\/a> being on the hook for any part of a new baseball stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MLB reportedly wants the state to contribute $275 million toward the $1 billion stadium price tag. That\u2019s less than taxpayers in Georgia and Texas contributed in recent years to new stadiums or enhancements to existing venues for the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers. However, Las Vegas already contributed $750 million to construction of Allegiant Field — home of the NFL\u2019s Las Vegas Raiders — and the city has dipped into its reserve fund<\/a> <\/strong>to make payments on the related bonds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A\u2019s Moving Process Gaining Speed<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s possible the A\u2019s could make an announcement on a move to Las Vegas in the coming months. On June 30, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission convenes to consider removing the port designation from Port of Oakland\u2019s Howard Terminal, where a $12 billion mixed use project, including a new $1 billion ballpark, is being pitched.<\/p>\n

Should the commission opt to retain that property\u2019s port status, the project would likely never see the light of day, perhaps sealing the A\u2019s fate in Oakland as a result.<\/p>\n

MLB already approved the A\u2019s potentially moving to Las Vegas, and the team has infrastructure in the city. The Las Vegas Aviators are the A\u2019s AAA farm team and have a stadium in which the A\u2019s can play until an MLB-caliber park is ready.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s rumored that if the A\u2019s proceed with departing Oakland and the Las Vegas plan falls apart, Austin, Mexico City, Portland and Vancouver are the backup alternatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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