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A's Owner John Fisher Invests $1B to Construction of Las Vegas MLB Stadium

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As the Oakland Athletics prepare to move to Las Vegas, team owner John Fisher will make a hefty investment into the construction of a new stadium.

Club executive Sandy Dean announced on Thursday that Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas while U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan, according to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez and the Associated Press.

Dean revealed that final approvals will likely be made at a Dec. 5 authority meeting to allow construction of the $1.