The Oakland Raiders' bid to relocate to Las Vegas nearly fell apart when both billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Golden Sachs pulled their financial support for the new stadium project.
However, there now appears to be a new sense of hope the franchise will be able to come up with the lost financing. According to Bleacher Report's Jason Cole, the Raiders have two banks that are willing to help finance the move.
#NFL source said #Raiders exec Marc Badain told the league the team has two banks ready to loan money for the Las Vegas project.
— Jason Cole (@JasonColeBR) February 16, 2017
Adelson had pledged $650 million to the project, but the Raiders had planned to cover that - along with the remaining $500 million in the $1.9 billion stadium project - with a loan from Goldman Sachs. The city of Las Vegas has pledged $750 million to the stadium project, and a new bank would be responsible for the $650 million they were originally going to get from Adelson.
The Raiders have already filed the paperwork to relocate to Las Vegas, which the owners will have to vote on to approve. That vote will not occur late March at the owners' meetings. 24 of the 32 owners need to approve the move for it to happen.
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