<P> The stadium could serve as a FIFA World Cup venue if the North America 2026 FIFA World Cup bid is successful . </P> <P> The stadium and surrounding development around the site will include a new entertainment complex with 8.5 million square feet (790,000 m) for business parks, it also includes a 6,000 - seat music and theatre venue, ballrooms, indoor and outdoor room, a multiplex movie theater, a lake with multiple waterfall fountains, luxury hotels, high - scale dining, and an NFL Network Flagship Campus, studio for the league's digital properties . The first new establishment to open service on the site was the new and modern Hollywood Park Casino, which opened on Oct. 21, 2016 . </P> <P> The Hollywood Park stadium project plan competed directly with a rival proposal . On February 19, 2015, the Oakland Raiders, and the then - San Diego Chargers announced plans for a privately financed $1.85 billion stadium that the two teams would build in Carson, California if they were to move to the Los Angeles market . Both teams stated that they would continue to attempt to get stadiums built in their respective cities . </P> <P> On April 21, 2015, Carson City Council bypassed the option to put the stadium to a public vote and approved the plan 3 - 0 . The NFL approved the Rams' relocation on January 12, 2016, with 30 of the 32 owners voting their approval to relocate, effectively ending the Carson proposal . </P>

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