The Oakland Raiders’ future remains up in the air, but things are starting to pick up some steam. On Friday, Nevada lawmakers voted to approve spending $750 million in hotel tax dollars on a football stadium. Hotel taxes will increase 1.4 percent to help fund the stadium, and also contribute to expanding the convention center. The governor is expected to sign the amendment.
The convention center portion is likely important because some of the big casino companies were against spending on a new stadium. They wanted a hotel tax to go toward expanding the convention center, which would bring in more revenue than a stadium.