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Board urges no betting if Vegas gets All-Star Game
June 9, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Casino regulators Thursday recommended suspending bets by bookmakers on the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, if Las Vegas is awarded the event. The league will not consider the city's bid without the ban.
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Nongambling revenue from fans, players and media coming to the city would outweigh any losses to bookies, Gaming Control Board chairman Dennis Neilander said.
"I think this event is something that could be a great benefit to the state," he said, adding the game isn't much of a draw for gamblers anyway because it's hard to handicap.
The three-person Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the betting-suspension request, which was made on behalf of the NBA and supported by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The board's parent state Gaming Commission will rule June 23.
NBA assistant legal counsel Myles Pistorius said Las Vegas was competing with several other cities for the game. He did not say how many were in the running but noted Las Vegas is the only one without an NBA team. Commissioner David Stern will make the final decision.
Nevada regulators shut the betting books on sports events at least twice before: during the 1983-84 season when Las Vegas hosted the Utah Jazz for an 11-game series, and when baseball's Oakland Athletics played in the city.
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June 9, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Casino regulators Thursday recommended suspending bets by bookmakers on the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, if Las Vegas is awarded the event. The league will not consider the city's bid without the ban.
Advertisement
Nongambling revenue from fans, players and media coming to the city would outweigh any losses to bookies, Gaming Control Board chairman Dennis Neilander said.
"I think this event is something that could be a great benefit to the state," he said, adding the game isn't much of a draw for gamblers anyway because it's hard to handicap.
The three-person Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the betting-suspension request, which was made on behalf of the NBA and supported by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The board's parent state Gaming Commission will rule June 23.
NBA assistant legal counsel Myles Pistorius said Las Vegas was competing with several other cities for the game. He did not say how many were in the running but noted Las Vegas is the only one without an NBA team. Commissioner David Stern will make the final decision.
Nevada regulators shut the betting books on sports events at least twice before: during the 1983-84 season when Las Vegas hosted the Utah Jazz for an 11-game series, and when baseball's Oakland Athletics played in the city.
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