Nevada lawmakers believe the A’s can become a tourist attraction on the Las Vegas Strip. They’re willing to bet public money on it.
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With public money to build a baseball park on the Las Vegas Strip, the A’s relocation will likely go to a vote of Major League Baseball ownersThis rendering shows a view of the Oakland A’s proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas.The state of Nevada has placed a big, publicly financed bet on the idea that the Oakland A’s can become a Las Vegas tourist attraction.
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