The natural travel corridors lost all meaning when the current Atlantic division was constructed. (Ottawa and Miami?)
It's more about time zones and TV time blocks than anything these days, but Las Vegas is a natural of a geographic rival to the California teams anyway.
I'm not convinced that Las Vegas would be a good professional sports city mainly because I worry that the team will be viewed more as a tourist attraction than a point of pride for locals. Economically it could be viable as a tourist attraction, but those types of economies can also be very unpredictable.
The nefarious nature of Las Vegas isn't really a big deal though. As mentioned, it exists in many other cities too.
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