Las Vegas Stadium
Artist's rendering showing the front of Las Vegas Stadium with the retractable windows and planned Al Davis memorial torch.
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| Former names | Raiders Stadium (in early renderings) |
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°05′32.2″N 115°11′00.3″W / 36.092278°N 115.183417°WCoordinates: 36°05′32.2″N 115°11′00.3″W / 36.092278°N 115.183417°W |
| Owner | Las Vegas Stadium Authority (Clark County Commission) |
| Operator | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Executive suites | 100 |
| Capacity | 65,000–72,000 (larger events) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Construction cost | $1.9 billion |
| Architect | MANICA Architecture |
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Las Vegas Raiders (NFL) (2020–) planned UNLV Rebels (NCAA) (2020–) planned Las Vegas Bowl (NCAA) (2020–) planned |
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Las Vegas Stadium is the working name for a domed stadium planned to be built in Paradise, Nevada for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the UNLV Rebels football team from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). It will be located about 62 acres west of Mandalay Bay at Russell Road and Hacienda Avenue and between Polaris Avenue and Dean Martin Drive, just west of Interstate 15. Construction of the stadium is planned to begin in 2017 and be completed in time for the 2020 NFL season.
In January 2016, reports emerged that Las Vegas Sands was considering developing a stadium in conjunction with Majestic Realty and UNLV, on a 42-acre site owned by UNLV. Raiders owner Mark Davis visited Las Vegas on January 29 to tour the site and meet with Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson and other local figures. A relocation to Las Vegas would be a long-term proposal for the Raiders, as Sam Boyd Stadium is undersized for the NFL and there are no other professional-caliber stadiums in Nevada; the Raiders plan to remain in Oakland until the stadium is complete.
On March 21, 2016, when asked about Las Vegas, Davis said, "I think the Raiders like the Las Vegas plan," and "it's a very very very intriguing and exciting plan", referring to the stadium plan in Las Vegas. Davis also met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about the stadium plan. On April 1, 2016, Davis toured Sam Boyd Stadium to evaluate whether UNLV could serve as a temporary home of the team and was with UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez, athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, adviser Don Snyder and school president Len Jessup to further explore the possibility of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas.
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