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troutman · 02-14-2007, 03:20 PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ing/index.html

NBA commissioner David Stern has asked Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman to come up with a compromise on sports betting, SI.com has learned. It is the strongest signal yet of the NBA's intention to place a team in Las Vegas.

Stern concluded the meeting by telling the mayor that "the ball is in your court." He asked Goodman to bring forth his idea for a compromise that both the NBA and Nevada sports books could live with.

The obvious compromise would be a form of the old UNLV rule, in which the Vegas sports books would agree to take games involving the local NBA team off their boards -- though wagers on other NBA games would be permitted.

Would the NHL consider Vegas now too?

02-14-2007, 03:20 PM	#1
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	NBA to expand to Las Vegas? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ing/index.html NBA commissioner David Stern has asked Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman to come up with a compromise on sports betting, SI.com has learned. It is the strongest signal yet of the NBA's intention to place a team in Las Vegas. Stern concluded the meeting by telling the mayor that "the ball is in your court." He asked Goodman to bring forth his idea for a compromise that both the NBA and Nevada sports books could live with. The obvious compromise would be a form of the old UNLV rule, in which the Vegas sports books would agree to take games involving the local NBA team off their boards -- though wagers on other NBA games would be permitted. Would the NHL consider Vegas now too? Last edited by troutman; 02-14-2007 at 03:28 PM.