UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy called Friday’s passage by the Nevada Legislature of the bill to construct a new stadium “a giant step forward for the UNLV Football program.”
The Nevada Assembly and then Senate passed an amended bill to for a $750 million tourist tax that would go to build $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat stadium, which is expected to serve as the future home of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, with UNLV as a tenant.
The amended bill limits what UNLV would pay to rent the stadium as “actual operational or pass-through costs,” and the university will receive three free dates to use, such as for graduation ceremonies.