On Thursday the morning newspaper and VegasInc reported on polls conducted by MGM and the Sands on the topic of public support for a new stadium and/or a convention center. Today the Sun insert in the morning paper printed a version of the VegasInc story.
“Las Vegas Sands, which commissioned Washington-based Morning Consult for its poll, said 70 percent of Nevada voters support relocating an NFL team to the Las Vegas area, with 60 percent supporting construction of a retractable-roof stadium funded by room taxes,” reported the Review-Journal, which dutifully noted that it is owned by the family that owns the Sands.
VegasInc related:
Morning Consult said its poll found that 67 percent of Nevada voters backed relocating an NFL team to Las Vegas, and 62 percent supported building a “new retractable roof stadium for football and other events” in the area.
“There is majority support for a new stadium among men and women alike, across all age groups, and at all income levels,” the Morning Consult statement said. “Moreover, nearly six in 10 (55%) Nevadans are more likely to support building a new stadium if much of the funding comes from a room-tax paid by visitors.”
Indeed, a document posted at morningconsult.com shows:
But it also asked this question, which does not appear to be reported by either newspaper:
Today’s R-J, reporting on a committee meeting discussing tourism funding says the current stadium proposal is for $780 million in public funding and $420 million in private funding, “though Las Vegas Sands has said those numbers are not final and are likely to change.”
Sands rendering of Stadium posted on R-J website.
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