The Raiders are playing their first game ever at Allegiant Stadium, and Raider Nation is out in full force in Las Vegas.
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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will be part of the Las Vegas Raiders’ first home game at Allegiant Stadium.
Public safety officials are urging fans to be smart and not get behind the wheel intoxicated after the Raiders face off with the New Orleans Saints on “Monday Night Football” at Allegiant Stadium.
The $2 billion, 65,000-seat stadium was constructed in 31 months and chock-full of special features.
Ahead of Allegiant Stadium’s grand debut Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal was given an exclusive tour of the inside of the $2 billion facility.
Allegiant Stadium is ready to host its first event Monday as it received its final certificate of occupancy last month from Clark County.
With fans not allowed at Allegiant Stadium for the 2020 NFL season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Raiders wanted to give fans a connection to game day while they watch from home.
The Raider Image official team store will open to the public at 11 a.m. Wednesday ahead of the team’s inaugural game at the $2 billion stadium Monday.
The video screen, spanning 27,600 square feet on the Interstate 15-facing side of the $2 billion stadium, was illuminated Monday night with color test bars.
The Raiders have acknowledged there’s still $162 million in unpaid bills on Allegiant Stadium, and the Stadium Authority says liens against any large project are common.
The Raiders’ tenure in Las Vegas is set to be guaranteed one year longer than originally expected.
After four years of talks and 2½ years of construction, the Raiders’ “field of dreams” is finally a reality.
Construction efforts on Allegiant Stadium not only finished on time and on budget, it also met community benefit goals set by legislation that allocated a $750 million public contribution to the project.
The Raiders secured a decadelong lease on an industrial complex across the street from Allegiant Stadium.
Wrigley Field could become the second sports venue with a legal sportsbook onsite, but a Las Vegas Stadium Authority lease agreement prohibits that at Allegiant Stadium.