Poll-Will Las Vegas Have a Pro Sports Team Within the Next 5-7 Years?
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NBA and NFL have enough trouble keeping their players out of trouble as it is. I don't see Selig as being in favor of it. Isn't he the one who demonized Pete Rose for Gambling? My vote is a big NO
NBA and NFL have enough trouble keeping their players out of trouble as it is. I don't see Selig as being in favor of it. Isn't he the one who demonized Pete Rose for Gambling? My vote is a big NO
Re: Poll-Will Las Vegas Have a Pro Sports Team Within the Next 5-7 Years?
I don't think it will happen but I wish it would. I think the home team - Vegas teamd - would have a better than average home field/court advantage. Visiting teams would come into town, party a bit, and not have all their steam for the game. I'd love this angle as a capper.
I don't think it will happen but I wish it would. I think the home team - Vegas teamd - would have a better than average home field/court advantage. Visiting teams would come into town, party a bit, and not have all their steam for the game. I'd love this angle as a capper.
wrigley
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FYI
ESPN.com - NBA/ALLSTAR2007 - Vegas hungry for pro sports team
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FYI
ESPN.com - NBA/ALLSTAR2007 - Vegas hungry for pro sports team
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Outside the Lines
</TH><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=184>"Outside the Lines" (Sunday on ESPN, 9:30 a.m. ET) looks at the prospects of an NBA franchise calling Las Vegas home. Motion
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I would like to see it
People are going bet on teams no mattter what the city, and if a team/players are going to cheat for profits they are going to do it anywhere, doesn't necessarily have to be in Vegas....... Which means some of the reasons it hasn't happened yet are irrelevant......
I would like to see it
People are going bet on teams no mattter what the city, and if a team/players are going to cheat for profits they are going to do it anywhere, doesn't necessarily have to be in Vegas....... Which means some of the reasons it hasn't happened yet are irrelevant......
wrigley
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Dont the owners of the kings own the palms...makes sense
Dont the owners of the kings own the palms...makes sense
WildBill
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It won't be long. I think 3-4 years is probably the right time frame, just enough to build a new arena. Baseball here would be the worst though, I can't see that happening. I think that one was negotiating leverage. Baseball depends on TV market and large population to fill seats 81 times. NBA and NHL do not. NHL makes the most sense, but the mayor and Steve Wynn love hoops.
These people who try to predict success on minor league teams are absolutely kidding themselves. The local hockey team has NEVER been on TV and has no radio coverage. If you want to follow them you have to either go see them live or listen to an online broadcast. They still average about 5,000 fans a game even though I would guess half the city has never heard of them. Not bad for a team 2 levels removed from the NHL.
The baseball team, the 51s play in a lousy part of town and also get no TV coverage, though they do get regular radio. I mean either of these teams could be playing for a league championship and most people here would have no idea because they won't be televised. So how do you compare that to a major league sports situation?
It won't be long. I think 3-4 years is probably the right time frame, just enough to build a new arena. Baseball here would be the worst though, I can't see that happening. I think that one was negotiating leverage. Baseball depends on TV market and large population to fill seats 81 times. NBA and NHL do not. NHL makes the most sense, but the mayor and Steve Wynn love hoops.
These people who try to predict success on minor league teams are absolutely kidding themselves. The local hockey team has NEVER been on TV and has no radio coverage. If you want to follow them you have to either go see them live or listen to an online broadcast. They still average about 5,000 fans a game even though I would guess half the city has never heard of them. Not bad for a team 2 levels removed from the NHL.
The baseball team, the 51s play in a lousy part of town and also get no TV coverage, though they do get regular radio. I mean either of these teams could be playing for a league championship and most people here would have no idea because they won't be televised. So how do you compare that to a major league sports situation?
wrigley
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:cheers
Sometimes you do forget this is a gambling related forum
:cheers
Sometimes you do forget this is a gambling related forum
wrigley
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On ESPN right now
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On ESPN right now
<TABLE id=inlinetable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=200 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
Outside the Lines
</TH><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec" vAlign=top><TD width=184>"Outside the Lines" (Sunday on ESPN, 9:30 a.m. ET) looks at the prospects of an NBA franchise calling Las Vegas home. Motion
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Re: Poll-Will Las Vegas Have a Pro Sports Team Within the Next 5-7 Years?
Mayor GOODMAN JUST guaranteed it on OTL.
Mayor GOODMAN JUST guaranteed it on OTL.