Evidence that Las Vegas Review-Journal is Withholding Material Facts Regarding the Safety of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

Allegiant Stadium Withholding Material Facts about the STRUCTURAL SAFETY to BOOST SEASON TICKET SALES

Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is withholding material facts about the structural safety from the public in order to boost season ticket sales.

Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is a taxpayer funded stadium contracted by Mortenson-McCarthy Construction and labored by Local 872 , which is headed by Tommy White. Tommy White also sits on the Board of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority oversight committee.  

By taxpayers, we are talking about anyone who visits Las Vegas and stays on the Las Vegas strip or in weekly rentals (like we do).  

The original price of the stadium was $1.8 billion financed by $750 million in public funding and $1.1 billion from Mark Davis and the Raiders.

Mark Davis’ portion of the financing comes from:

1. -Bank of America loan $650 million
2. -NFL loan $200 million
3. -Personal Seat Licenses (ticket sales) $300 million
4. -Naming Rights (Century Link, Switch)
5. -Sponsors (Allegiant)

Allegiant Stadium:
​ ROOF PROJECT SHUT DOWN

Jedi Rich Lightowler spoke to a source at the bank. Mark Davis has no additional capital or equity. So the PSL’s must cover any overages. When the trusses had to be rebuilt, the stadium went over budget $130 million.  Don Webb, COO at Las Vegas Stadium told the Review-Journal that the money was for “upgrades”.  The Review-Journal is owned by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Adelson initiated talks to bring the Raiders to Las Vegas.

In June 2019, Mortenson-McCarthy discovered the roof trusses didn’t fit. They mounted 10 “ill-fitting” trusses.  So they removed, dismantled, and remounted (1) one truss.  But for the other 9, they removed structral bolts, shimmed, racked or anyway they could to “make them fit”.  In other words, they tampered with the design of the original blueprint plans. They needed to rebuild all of the trusses but to do that would result in missing their milestone dates.

JediRich.com Studios was the first to report to “ill-fitting” trusses on June 15 2019. You can read our blog here: https://www.jedirich.com/daily-news/the-truss-that-went-up-on-wednesday-is-still-down

Rick Velotta from the Review-Journal attempted to smear us online and encouraged his followers, such as Scott Gulbransen, to cyberbully Jedi Joy Lightowler, the reporter from JediRich.com who first delivered the report about the truss removal. 

In November 2019, the weight of the trusses combined with the stress from the EFTE Cable Net Roof System, broke 8 structural bolts out of 44. The project got shut down by Grand Canyon Development Partners. 

However, the Review-Journal continued to print that the roof was on scheduled until November 18th, Mick Akers finally tweeted and acknowledge a delay, but no mention of an inspector shut down. Season Ticket Payments were due Friday, November 15, 2019.

Nobody was unaware the roof had collapsed: here’s a sample what the Association of General Contractors released on November 19 2019, after the project had been shut down: 

AGC SMART BRIEF:
McCarthy, Mortenson lauded for work on Allegiant Stadium
11/19/2019

Many of the 43,000 components of the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas have been finished ahead of schedule as overall construction remains on time and within budget…” *Source: The Association of General Contractors AGC

The Review-Journal did not report the mishap, except in very cryptic terminology that no one  could understand.  Not even the Jedi realized the project had got shut down until a former employee notified us. 

Most outlets were unaware: here’s a sample what the Association of General Contractors released on November 19 2019, after the project had been shut down: 
“McCarthy, Mortenson lauded for work on Allegiant Stadium
11/19/2019
Many of the 43,000 components of the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas have been finished ahead of schedule as overall construction remains on time and within budget…”
https://www.smartbrief.com/branded/B379D30D-E813-4CE4-AA63-6A6F00ED7824/AEFB28A6-5C48-48D6-9D42-6EEE35FBB7D1 

That is because Rick Velotta wrote this headline on November 18th “Raiders stadium in Las Vegas continues to be on time, on budget” .
​https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/stadium/raiders-stadium-in-las-vegas-continues-to-be-on-time-on-budget-1895394/

He knew the project was delayed and over budget $130 million because Mick Akers from the review journal tweeted 
“Noted delay in the cable net roof system raise at 
@AllegiantStadm (Orig slated for Nov. 10 completion)“
https://twitter.com/mickakers/status/1196518145889992709?s=20

The PSL's are funding the stadium. If word got out that the stadium was delayed, sales would cease and they would not have the funds to finish the stadium.  

As of now, the project is shut down.  They are not working on the roof with no scheduled date to begin lifting the roof again. There is no completion date for the stadium.

One look around Las Vegas you will see several examples of this - The Echelon, The Fountain Bleu, Resorts World, The Drew, etc.  We believe there is conspiracy between the union bosses (Tommy White), the media (Sheldon Adelson, Rick Velotta and Mick Akers  and the contractors (Don Webb). 

Or, Las Vegas has the ABSOLUTE WORST iron workers journalists and contractors in the Universe.