Oakland Raiders file paperwork for Las Vegas move

After decades of shunning Las Vegas, the NFL is finally moving closer to having a team in the Sin City.

Oakland Raiders have submitted paperwork with the NFL to move from Oakland to Las Vegas, the league announced on Thursday.

“The application will be reviewed in the coming weeks by league staff and the Stadium and Finance Committees. The relocation of a franchise requires the affirmative vote of three-quarters of the NFL clubs,” the league said in a statement. This means that the Raiders need to receive approval from at least 24 of the 32 teams, and the earliest the owners are expected to vote is during their Annual League Meeting in late March.

Major sports leagues, including the NFL and the National Hockey League (NHL), were previously against having their teams play in a city where sports betting is legal—until Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis started discussing his plans to relocate the team to the Sin City. The league said it is open to put a team in Las Vegas, but only if the city comes up with a good stadium deal.