Although owner Mark Davis seems Jesse James Jersey convinced that moving his team to Las Vegas makes sense, not everyone feels the same way. John Vrooman, a sports economist at Vanderbilt University, says that it would be a horrible idea for the Raiders to move to Vegas. "The Raiders would be desert-locked in a small economically isolated and lopsided Vegas," Vrooman . "The rule the Mountain West. The Cardinals now rule the Southwest desert. The 49ers have got Northern California locked down, and that leaves the and Bolts to split SoCal. There is no ... economic room for the Raiders and the Vegas market doesn't have the size or depth to carry the club." One potential problem in Vegas is the size of the market. If the Raiders were to move to Sin City, they'd be located in media market. Only Green Bay, New Orleans, Jacksonville and Buffalo are smaller. In such a small market, it's po sible that the Raiders could have trouble selling tickets after the novelty of the move wears off. At least one owner seems to feel the same way. Back in May, owner Arthur Blank the Raiders chances of succeeding in Vegas. "I think whether or not there are enough people Maurkice Pouncey Jersey in Las Vegas to support a team is a question," Blank said at the time. "I haven't seen the data on that to support it or not support it. It's certainly a dynamic market." It's not clear how much data the Raiders have collected, but whatever they have so far, they're not sharing it publicly. The team sent out in late June in an attempt to see just how interested Vegas residents are in landing the Raiders. One of the big questions in a po sible move is whether or tourists would actually show up for a game. Blank conceded that the market can grow, but no one knows if people will actually leave an air-conditioned casino on a Sunday to attend an NFL game. "It's a growth market," Blank said. "It's got tremendous tourism, a lot of convention busine s. So it's certainly a consideration. We'll see what the facts bear." Darrius Heyward-Bey Jersey Another po sible problem is that gamblers won't be able to gamble. If you're in Vegas betting on , you're not going to be able to do that if you're at the game, because there's no way the league is going to allow people to Coty Sensabaugh Jersey bet on NFL games at an NFL game. The other problem with the stadium right now is the potential price. At a July 11 meeting of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, the discu sion the price tag of the proposed 65,000-seat stadium could go up from $1.4 billion to $2.1 billion. The Raiders are hoping the SNTIC will recommend a stadium plan to the Nevada State Legislature that would call for the public to pay for $750 million of the stadium through a hotel tax in Vegas. The state of Nevada , and a second plan was presented that only called for between $500 million and $550 million in public funding. Side by side comparison of the original stadium funding plan and the alternative proposed today. J.D. Morris (@thejdmorris) The Raiders and their casino partner would chip in a total of $650 million. However, that math only works if the cost of the stadium is $1.4 billion. If the cost goes up, something's going to have to give. Although there's no guarantee the Raiders are going to move, the chances will go way up if the the public contribution in Vegas ends up being $750 million or more. The SNTIC has until Sept. 30 to the governor's office. The group's original deadline was July 31, but Joe Haden Jersey the governor gave the SNTIC a 60-day extension so the group could have more time to consider for the stadium. If things don't workout in Las Vegas, the Raiders could end up staying in Oakland or po sibly moving to Los Angeles.