The Raiders’ move to Las Vegas was approved in March 2017, and they officially became the Las Vegas Raiders starting with the 2020 NFL season.

Key dates

  • NFL owners voted 31–1 to approve the Raiders’ relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas on March 27, 2017, at the league meetings in Phoenix.
  • The team continued playing as the Oakland Raiders through the 2019 season while the new stadium was being built.
  • The franchise began play as the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, with Allegiant Stadium opening for its first regular-season home game in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.

Quick context

  • The move followed years of failed efforts to secure a new or renovated stadium in Oakland, where the Coliseum had long been viewed as one of the league’s weakest venues.
  • Las Vegas offered a heavily financed stadium plan, including hundreds of millions in public funding, which helped seal the relocation deal.

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