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Originally Posted by mineistaken
As for teams moving, it may have to do with limited licenses to play in the league.
In Europe you would simply establish a new team in your desired city and qualify to the Euro league.
In US it is not that easy to "qualify" to nfl or nba, except by retaking the license.
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In the US the pro sports leagues to occasionally expand and add new teams, but it doesn't happen very often. That last new NFL team was in 2002 and there have only been five new teams since 1976.
Often times teams move because they get better deals and can make more money. In Oakland, the team wanted a new stadium and they had trouble getting a deal for any number of reasons so they got an offer for a brand new multi-billion dollar facility in Las Vegas and took it. The new stadium will help the team make more money so Oakland is going to lose the team to Vegas.