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Las Vegas And ... Sports?

Why do sports teams want to move to Vegas so bad?

Andrew Ford
May 31, 2016
The University of Alabama
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Las Vegas And ... Sports?
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Las Vegas and sports. It's a funny concept when you think about it being a long term thing. The NBA hosts their summer league there and a few NHL pre-season games have been played there. Las Vegas is a place of lots of fun from the strip and on. It is a great place to go when you need some time off and let loose.

Mark Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders, has recently stated that he has plans to move the Raiders to Las Vegas. Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, has acknowledged Davis' plan but has also stated that no proposal for this plan has been given. This would be a devastating move not only to the Raiders but to the NFL in general.

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Las Vegas is not meant to hold an NFL team, or any sports team. It is hard to deny that the NFL is full of dumb, stupid kids. You cannot go a week following the NFL without hearing of someone who has gotten in legal trouble. Sure, they are not all like that, but the numbers have gone way up in recent years. Now, imagine a team moving to Las Vegas. NFL players already have a problem getting into trouble, putting them in Vegas will not make that any better. Mark Davis really needs to reconsider his options because he is not thinking clearly right now. That goes for any NFL team with even the thought of re-locating to Las Vegas.

The NHL is in a similar situation except it is not as dramatic. The NHL is looking to expand and Las Vegas is a city up for discussion among various Canadian cities. Vegas even has a new rink plan that does look exceptional and some executives like the project idea.

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It is not the worst idea to have an NHL team move to Vegas. Yet, it still is not good for the players or the NHL. It is important to notice that a lot of the NHL consists of kids 25 and under. They are still young and it is very easy to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Having a team in Vegas is not a good idea for the NHL or the players that would be on the team. If the NHL is smart, they will give an NHL team to a Canadian city that is in need of one.

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