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Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne
It’s a Davis family tradition. Al Davis loved his players — and ex-players.
And son Mark Davis loves Raiders alumni, too, designating time before Thursday’s Raiders vs 49ers preseason game for media to chat with former greats like Marcus Allen, Greg Townsend and Steve Wisniewski on the “black carpet.”
The Raiders have not won a Super Bowl championship in 40 years.
So the Raiders can market this current team via its rich and colorful history and a fan base known for its blue-collar roots and depth of loyalty.
LVSportsBiz.com talked with Raiders team president Sandra Douglass Morgan about how the team is tapping its intense fan base to market the NFL club in 2024. Take a listen:
With the 49ers in Las Vegas, there were a lot of red SF jerseys all around the domed stadium.
Their fans are known to travel well and they made their presence known at Allegiant Stadium tonight.
The 49ers and their starting quarterback, Brock Purdy, were carving up the Raiders defense in the first quarter and had a 10-0 lead in the first 15 minutes.
It was Purdy’s first game in this stadium since losing the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs in February.
The Raiders played better in the second quarter. They scored two touchdowns and trailed the 49ers, 17-14, at halftime. The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter and San Francisco led, 24-21, after three quarters.
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With former President Donald Trump in Las Vegas for a campaign stop, Raiders players Maxx Crosby and starting quarterback Gardner Minshew II posed with Trump.
LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.
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LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.
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RAIDERS: The average Raiders home ticket is $153.47 — the most expensive average ticket in the 32-team NFL.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS: The average Golden Knights home ticket is $124.09 — the fourth most expensive average ticket in the 32-team NHL.
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