Vegas has a new NHL team named the Vegas Golden Knights. They play in the new TMobile arena that sits 17,000 for NHL games. Every game so far (over 20) has drawn 18,000 plus. They are third in the league behind cities that have 10 times the population of the Vegas metro.
Vegas has already proven itself as a pro-sports city.
Selling out the raiders (even with the blm bs) will be effortless in vegas.
Not true... I live in Las Vegas since 2000. We don’t care and could live without the Raiders or imported franchise. The enthusiasm for the Raiders and the stadium from locals is not very positive, though the propaganda claims otherwise. The backers of the stadium and the franchise are blind to their overreach in expectation and support that the deal will ultimately produce. We don’t need the franchise or the stadium... and the tax and lease concessions are ridiculous that will stick the locals with a loss in the long-run. High-rise condos and/or additional convention space would be a better use for the stadium land.
Also, Vegas is not as pro-sports as you assume. Most of the traffic or fan-base will come from LA, Kalifornia or other die-hard football fly-ins... not from Vegas.
Though Vegas locals would be more enthusiastic in support of a home-grown football franchise... but at this time Vegas is an entertainment destination that caters to shows, boxing matches, conventions and gambling... not re-located/imported sports franchises.
This is not my personal opinion but is shared amongst many locals. But time will prove otherwise.