Once upon a time, the idea of the Oakland Raiders relocating seemed to be little more than a fairy tale. But then, Raiders owner Mark Davis secured state funding, as well as the backing of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and things escalated rather quickly. Not all that long ago now, the Raiders relocating to Sin City seemed to be a foregone conclusion and an inevitability.
That idea of something being inevitable though, has taken a pretty rough hit of late – just ask a certain presidential candidate who once thought their inauguration was inevitable.
Amid rumors of secret meetings and backroom deals he was excluded from, an enraged Adelson pulled his backing of the Raiders’ move to Vegas and put Davis’ entire relocation bid in doubt.