Video: Charles Barkley says there’s always money for stadiums, not the poor

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Former NBA player Charles Barkley cheers during the middleweight title fight between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva at UFC 168 Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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Retired NBA star and sports analyst Charles Barkley talks about the proposed move of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.

The Nevada Legislature last week approved a plan to increase the hotel room tax in Clark County to raise $750 million in public financing for a $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas. Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., is putting up $650 million, and the Raiders will pay $500 million toward the project.

“It’s always amazing to me how these cities come up with money,” Barkley said. “They don’t have money for poor people, but anytime they need a new stadium, they come up with money.”