A filing last month from Gaming and Leisure shows their pact with the A’s is contingent on MLB clearing the move before Dec. The funding would become null and void if MLB owners fail to approve the A’s relocation, or if the team’s agreement with Gaming and Leisure falls through and the A’s need to seek another site. Nevada’s financing plan ties the proposed stadium site to the location of what is now the Tropicana Las Vegas Casino Resort, near the Las Vegas Strip on land owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. Read more: Oakland’s Baseball Future Hangs on a Waterfront Stadium Deal The developments set the stage for this week’s vote, and potentially the end of A’s owner John Fisher’s nearly 20-year quest to find a new home for the team. Lombardo approved a $380 million public funding package in June for a new $1.5 billion ballpark, about two months after the team announced its decision to buy land in Las Vegas with the intention of building a stadium. “We’ve conducted a great amount of due diligence ahead of the vote,” Aguero said in a telephone interview. Sports news site the Athletic reported that the owners are expected to clear the move Thursday. So does Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economist at Smith College, in large part because of what he sees as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s support for the plan. Jeremy Aguero of Applied Analysis, who’s advising the A’s as well as Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo on efforts to build a stadium in Las Vegas, expects the relocation to win approval.

The club needs to win over at least 75% of the other owners to move ahead with the plan to leave Oakland after 55 years in the Bay Area, all in the same ballpark - the aging Coliseum. The 30 owners are convening in Arlington, Texas, starting Tuesday for a quarterly meeting, and the team’s prospective move is on the docket. Trump Insists on ‘Disclaimer’ Defense Already Tossed in NY Fraud Trial Thailand Takes $28 Billion Malacca Strait Bypass Plan to USīiden, Xi to Announce China’s Crackdown on Fentanyl Trade S&P 500 Up 2% as Bets ‘Fed Is Done’ Sink US Yields: Markets Wrap Rolex, Patek Prices Hit Fresh Two-Year Lows: Subdial Index

(Bloomberg) - Major League Baseball owners are poised to vote this week on whether to allow the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas, amid lingering questions about the team’s proposed new home stadium and where the club would play while the venue is being built.

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