Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is keeping his cards close to the vest when it comes to his plan to ask the NBA for the right to bring a team to Las Vegas. Goodman says he plans to submit a proposal to NBA Commissioner David Stern by the end of the month.
Stern has long said a franchise could never come to the city as long as betting on the league was accepted in Nevada casinos. But his position seemed to soften during All-Star week in Las Vegas last month and Stern has set no conditions on Goodman’s proposal.
One person close to the talks between Goodman, Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid and casino companies says the casinos are ready to accept a compromise.
That most likely would mean a version of the “old UNLV rule” in which betting on the team would be prohibited but sports books would still accept bets on the rest of the NBA. Goodman is to submit his proposal by the end of the month before the NBA board meets on April 23rd.
Source: KVBC