He’s turning into the People’s Champion. Regardless of your opinion on Mark Davis, the Las Vegas Raiders owner has Raider Nation in mind as the NFL proceeds with getting a 2020 campaign in the books. He doesn’t want a single fan ostracized this season with the impending reduction of attendees to live NFL games and
The difference in revenue impact to the Raiders of losing 65,000 fans vs foregoing the revenue of only 8,000 (less whatever addt’l advertising revenue is gained from the seat covers) for the whole season would be absolutely staggering. No way he does that unless all teams do it. He can stomp around and steam about the injustice of it all, but no way he takes that hit by himself.
Not mention the unfathomable hit the city has taken on the lack of hotel taxes the past few months. This is shaping up to be a devastating year for Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark Davis and the Raiders in terms of finances and derailed momentum.
What a travesty. New stadium which will be basically be empty?
If you are jumping through hoops to have a season, it should be an indication of the near impossibility of the task.