Letter: Sports leagues shouldn’t worry about Vegas
Friday, March 31, 2006 | 7:09 a.m.
I think Fred Cavaiuolo is way off base in his March 29 letter, "Pro sports leagues right to avoid Vegas."
Fifty-plus years ago pro athletes did not make the kind of money that is made by today's athletes. Players who could affect the outcomes of games make millions of dollars a year - they are not going to put that in jeopardy for what a street-corner bookie could pay them.
Any large bets made would lead to scrutiny from the sports books who take them. It is safer here to have a pro team than in any other city in this country due to the regulations that we have here by our Gaming Commission.
Eric S. Nielsen, Las Vegas
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