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Backers of a plan to bring the Oakland Athletics to the Las Vegas Strip said they remain optimistic about the project despite a series of events that has prompted some to cast doubt on the team's intentions.
"I think from our perspective, a lot of that is noise," said Brandon Moore, chief operating officer of Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc., which owns the Tropicana Las Vegas site upon which a $1.5 billion, 33,000-seat ballpark is planned. "A lot of this (process) is proceeding along the timelines that we would've expected."
www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/las-vegas-is-solid-mlb-landowner-optimistic-on-as-ballpark-plan-3008442/