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Originally Posted by New Era
Gambling is indeed a big problem, and a massive risk. The other leagues have been wise to stay away from Vegas for the potential scandals that could surface as a result of someone being caught gambling on their own sport. The Pete Rose scandal is still a big black eye for baseball. You can bet leagues do not want to go through that again.
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Any athlete in any sport can bet on his own sport anywhere on the planet now. You don't need to be in Vegas to bet on sports.
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The whole idea behind the geographic location is to establish not only natural rivalries but a natural flow for road trips and travel. An Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver trip is natural, and leverages the regional rivalries that exist in other sports.
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A natural flow for road trips for decades has been Vancouver/Calgary/Edmonton.
If that is natural, so would a Vegas/Anaheim/LA trip.