And there is good reason to suspect fans in attendance would take advantage. Mobile sports betting accounted for 29 percent of Nevada’s overall handle in 2016, more than double what it was in 2012 (13 percent). And according to Eilers & Krejcik, a gaming research firm, that percentage could reach 50 percent by the year 2020, the year the Raiders are expected to move to their new stadium.

Players, however, would still be prohibited from partaking in the state’s national pastime.

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The latest version of the NFL Compliance Plan (November 2016) allows players to attend “legally-operated casinos and horse or dog racing tracks and wagering on casino games or races on personal time” however they are prohibited from “entering into or placing bets in a sportsbook at any time during the playing season.”

Players also are prohibited from “engaging in any advertising or promotional activities that reasonably can be perceived as constituting affiliation with or endorsement of gambling or gambling-related activities,” such as a Pro Football Arm Wrestling Championship at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Advertising inside the stadium and during televised games, however, appears to be okay.

According to ESPN, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the network in an email that the Raiders “are required to abide by League rules on the matter,” although the rules themselves were not specified. The Nevada Gaming Commission, which could restrict access to the mobile sports betting apps at the stadium, has not yet been contacted.