The cities and odds for NBA expansion who get them

[drunkenhorseplayer]

The NBA needs fewer teams, no more. In the next five or ten years, we might see a team challenge the worst record ever, (9-73, I believe).

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Every city on that lust has already lost a pro sports team or.... Mexico City w the cartrel owning the arena

Vegas in a struggle for its survival

Nashville is Bachelorette party's & country music

Honestly- put a team in Harlem, put a team in Louisville. A second team in Houston or Phoenix could work as well.

 

[europro]

montreal would be a good spot

 

[BobbyFK]

Vegas baby!

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Vegas baby!

Vegas gonna be lucky to be a City in 10 years.

House of cards about to implode upon itself. Was never designed to be a "city" of residents and children and park and recreation. It has no basic social infrastructure or organic material industry.

It is gambling...discretionary foreign income. If they'd been able to lure Hollywood to the desert they'd maybe survive, but Vegas and the idea of the suburban lifestyle around Vegas, just does not seem sustainable with the gambling industries current business plan. MGM & Ceasars are the two biggest players and theyre off 50% year over year and their own CEOs admidt theyre fukked.

 

[sunshine11]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020905493451948068

No offense to our Seattle friends here, but it's Nonsense that these cities who couldn't make it work the first time keep getting 2nd & 3rd chances

There are plenty of other cities who deserve a shot

After winning the SB the city has been fired up for our Sonics to return.

 

[phillyflyers]

Great.

The NBA bringing it's nigs to brand new cities so this shit league can get watered down even more and suck even more than it does now.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Vegas gonna be lucky to be a City in 10 years.

House of cards about to implode upon itself. Was never designed to be a "city" of residents and children and park and recreation. It has no basic social infrastructure or organic material industry.

It is gambling...discretionary foreign income. If they'd been able to lure Hollywood to the desert they'd maybe survive, but Vegas and the idea of the suburban lifestyle around Vegas, just does not seem sustainable with the gambling industries current business plan. MGM & Ceasars are the two biggest players and theyre off 50% year over year and their own CEOs admidt theyre fukked.

Nevada sportsbooks see lowest Super Bowl betting handle since 2016​

LV REVIEW JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

Star power and excitement were way down in Super Bowl 60. So was the betting handle in Nevada.

The amount of money wagered at the state’s 186 sportsbooks on the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Sunday’s NFL title game was $133.8 million, according to figures released Monday by the Gaming Control Board.

That number is the lowest in Nevada since 2016 ($132.5 million) and more than $50 million shy of the state’s record Super Bowl handle of $190 million set in 2024 for the first Super Bowl played in Las Vegas.

The state’s sportsbooks won $9.9 million on the game for a hold, or win percentage, of 7.4 percent. The books won a record $22.1 million from a handle of $151.6 million in last year’s Super Bowl in which the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22.

The Seahawks, led by quarterback Sam Darnold and Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III, covered as 4½-point favorites over the Patriots, who were led by second-year quarterback Drake Maye.

“One of the factors was probably a lack of star power,” Westgate vice president of race and sports John Murray said. “I know Drake Maye has a chance to be a great player, but he’s still at the beginning of his career. Even the one year the Super Bowl didn’t have Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes, it was still Matthew Stafford versus Joe Burrow.

“The main reason is sports betting all over the country now.”

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Did you see 4th Qtr #s that came out yesterday?

73% occupancy rate across MGM & Cesars. Rates -10%.

2025 visitor count -8%

Super 8 as a chain operates at a 70% capacity rate for reference.

Serious issues in Las Vegas as a city, a society and going concern as a community.

 

[roofer]

Nevada sportsbooks see lowest Super Bowl betting handle since 2016​

LV REVIEW JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

Star power and excitement were way down in Super Bowl 60. So was the betting handle in Nevada.

The amount of money wagered at the state’s 186 sportsbooks on the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Sunday’s NFL title game was $133.8 million, according to figures released Monday by the Gaming Control Board.

That number is the lowest in Nevada since 2016 ($132.5 million) and more than $50 million shy of the state’s record Super Bowl handle of $190 million set in 2024 for the first Super Bowl played in Las Vegas.

The state’s sportsbooks won $9.9 million on the game for a hold, or win percentage, of 7.4 percent. The books won a record $22.1 million from a handle of $151.6 million in last year’s Super Bowl in which the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22.

The Seahawks, led by quarterback Sam Darnold and Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III, covered as 4½-point favorites over the Patriots, who were led by second-year quarterback Drake Maye.

“One of the factors was probably a lack of star power,” Westgate vice president of race and sports John Murray said. “I know Drake Maye has a chance to be a great player, but he’s still at the beginning of his career. Even the one year the Super Bowl didn’t have Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes, it was still Matthew Stafford versus Joe Burrow.

“The main reason is sports betting all over the country now.”

if accounted for inflation, wonder how much further back you’d have to go…audios to corporate vegas

 

[roofer]

@BobbyFK it’s time to move. get ahead of things.

 

[BobbyFK]

@BobbyFK it’s time to move. get ahead of things.

Pass. I’m settled out here. No reason to move anytime soon

 

[roofer]

did one of the hotels move you out there? glad
that you’re happy and settled in. It will be interesting to see what happens to Vegas in the next 20 years.

 

[BobbyFK]

did one of the hotels move you out there? glad
that you’re happy and settled in. It will be interesting to see what happens to Vegas in the next 20 years.

Yes, I moved out to work for the Golden Nugget back in 2012

 

[Tanko]

Yes, I moved out to work for the Golden Nugget back in 2012

What did you do for the Nugget Bobby and why did you leave?

 

[MinnesotaFats]

 

[Wagerallsports]

The NBA needs fewer teams, no more. In the next five or ten years, we might see a team challenge the worst record ever, (9-73, I believe).

Hard to argue this

Fewer Superstars to go around & those matter more in the game of basketball than any other sport

 

[jjgold]

The NBA is already a terrible product and they want to expand

 

[drunkenhorseplayer]

Hard to argue this

Fewer Superstars to go around & those matter more in the game of basketball than any other sport

You're right and that factor will probably get worse. The level of play is so high that you might not see any more ultra dominant players; LeBron might be the last guy who can go to the finals as he pleases as long as he has some help.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Vegas baby!

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