With four championship wins, the Patriots have cultivated a massive following of loyal fans donning their blue and silver face paint (or war paint) and pseudo-colonial attire. Vegas is smaller than most NFL markets, but $750 million is too big for the NFL to turn down.Enter your zip code to find NBCSN near youBesides….the NFL execs are such hypocrites!Arthur Blank was the one to make this comment but New Orleans makes more revenue than his team does.If you cater to your fans, you get a more dedicated fanbasePolosgroundvet….did you seriously invoke horse racing & jai alai has reasons NOT to bring NFL to Vegas??? The only reason Jerry Jones is behind it is because he doesn’t want the Raiders in San Antonio.I think Vegas would be an epic failure as it’s the only place in this country that has a larger transient population than Florida. You may opt-out byIn terms of financial muscle, the NFL stands atop the world's sports leagues. There are far worse cities to visit when you are traveling with your team, but no city has more available hotel space.“Bla bla bla bla money, money, bla, bla, more money”Easy workaround, configure the schedule so that the Rams and Raiders don’t overlap their home games.I’m sure Greenville, SC at 37 and West Palm Beach at 38 would be frowned upon.The largest market without a team right now is #19, which is Orlando and I doubt the league would allow a team there with the Bucs and Jags so close, and most Florida teams having problems with attendance.I’m certain there are more than enough Raider fans in LA to demand that the CBS in LA televise the Raider games in Vegas, and then there is DirecTV which minimizes the effect of local TV markets.We have to, or no one would to gamble because they would know it was all a scam, right? They’ll always be far more dependent on out-of-towners than most cities.Tourists don’t buy tickets,and neither does having a team in a city that is filled with transplants.I believe there are enough people in each market that will travel to Vegas to see their home team, just because it is in Vegas. Think Antarctica. Ugh. They almost lost the Kings because of arena funding.St. The poster from Detroit made a great point about tourism. Green Bay goes without saying since they’re an NFL team that has roots from another era that makes any comparison with Las Vegas a moot point. !Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.So there are four cities smaller that support teams, yet Las Vegas might not be big enough? Not to mention, Nevada is a fairly untapped state as a whole…Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)The casino’s and ticket brokers will buy all the tickets and price most fans out. Plus, half the stadium will be full with a opposing fans. LV is far more deserving of an NFL franchise. Sam Boyd Stadium needs to be expanded/improved to become a temporary home for the Raiders. In any league game there is a maximum of 11 players on the field per team…with the 12th being one of the most pivotal – the fans. Vegas is also highly prone to major downturns as the economy is based on consumer discretionary spending, which is the first/main spending that is cut during recessions.St. This work may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the creator. Also, probably a lot of the fans from Oakland/CA will regularly travel to LV just for the games.LA is a crappy sports town. ?In other words… Las Vegas is already a bigger media market than four current NFL teams… And growing!A – totally tax payer financed, with sell outs, and high ticket prices.