Oakland A’s to Move to Las Vegas, Build $1.5B Stadium

The Oakland Athletics have grown weary of their crumbling, and often empty stadium in Alameda County, CA. So, after 50 years they’ve decided to leave, signing a binding purchase agreement for land near the Las Vegas Strip to build a new ballpark. The land is owned by Red Rock Resorts, parent company of Station Casinos.

A $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat, partially retractable roof stadium would be built on the 49-acre site, and that ancillary development, including but not limited to food and beverage establishments and even an amphitheater, are also in the cards.

The A’s will work with Nevada and Clark County on a public-private partnership to fund the stadium. The teams owner says the A’s hope to break ground by next year and would hope to be move to their new home by 2027. The A’s will join the Raiders, also an Oakland deserter, as one of three major sports teams. The NHL Golden Knights are the other.