Roger Goodell Says NFL Still Opposed To Gambling, More Info Needed For Las VegasRaiders Owner Reiterates Commitment To Moving Team |
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Just days after Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill that allows a public contribution of $750 million for a potential $1.9 billion NFL stadium in Las Vegas, Commissioner Roger Goodell said that league approval is a ways away.
The NFL owners were set to meet in January to vote on whether the Raiders can relocate to Las Vegas, but there were reports Wednesday that said a vote could happen a few months later.
Twenty four of the 32 owners must sign off on the relocation.
According to a report from NBC, Goodell said Wednesday at an owners’ meeting in Houston that there’s “still a great deal of information that we need to gather with respect to the circumstances we see in Las Vegas, the opportunities and the challenges.”
NFL.com reported that Raiders owner Mark Davis gave a presentation on the relocation plan, reiterating his plan bring the NFL to Sin City.
While Goodell didn’t say gambling was a concern for a possible Raiders move, he did say that the NFL remains opposed to legalized sports betting on a federal level—and also presumably in a state-by-state expansion. The NFL has fought New Jersey over sports betting.
“We think [sports betting] has an impact on the integrity of our game,” he said.
Davis plans to file the relocation paperwork in January.
If all goes well for Davis, the Raiders could be playing in Las Vegas in 2019.
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