The Raiders are one step closer to relocating to Las Vegas.
The Nevada Assembly and Senate on Friday approved a room tax increase designed to raise $750 million for construction of a new stadium, clearing the most significant local hurdle that remained in attempts to lure the Raiders from Oakland.
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Gov. Brian Sandoval, an advocate of the project who called lawmakers into special session in large part to consider the measure, is expected to sign Senate Bill 1 into law on Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.