Budget-friendly airline Allegiant filed a trademark for “Allegiant Stadium” in May. Headquartered in Las Vegas, the assumption was it would be to own sponsorship of the Oakland turned Las Vegas Raiders new stadium. However, they denied allegations of doing so; subsequently ending talks of them and the Raiders.

It turns out, a bit of fibbing was going on.

ESPN's Raiders beat Paul Guteriez the broke news, on Twitter, that the Raiders are “nearing a naming rights agreement with Allegiant for the new Las Vegas stadium.” The expected cost, according to Pro Football Talk, to earn the deal as the stadium's stands at $25 million over 20 years.

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As Guteriez mentions later, if fans don't like the name, there is still the possibility of the stadium called the “Al,” after legendary owner/coach/do-it-all Al Davis. Just take out the “legiant” part of the airline's name to do so.

Allegiant has been in the news as of recent, but not for their Raiders naming deal. In 2018, 60 Minutes took up safety concerns with the airlines stemming from a Tampa Bay Times report. They found the airline took unexpected landings 77 times for “serious mechanical failures.” The reporters then found their airplanes, on average, were 22 years old; other carries' stand at 12 years.

Nonetheless, it appears as if Allegiant has won the big for the Vegas stadium naming rights. The Raiders will spend 2019 in Oakland for the last time, then will book it to the Sin City for 2020 in beyond. The reported cost of the stadium stands at over $1.84 billion.