https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/18/was-gambling-the-deciding-factor-in-oakland-as-move-to-las-vegas/ > Why are the A’s so eager to ditch Oakland for Las Vegas, a much smaller media market that increasingly is becoming crowded with other professional sports teams? > The team and its representatives would argue that the ambitious $1.5 billion ballpark plan — for which Nevada lawmakers last week committed $380 million in public money — justifies itself because of all the tourism that would be generated by baseball games.