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NBA, NHL WON'T RULE OUT VEGAS, BUT HAVE NO EXPANSION PLANS

          Though Las Vegas "is still a long way from landing a
     major pro sports franchise," Mayor Oscar Goodman said the
     possibility of a downtown arena in the city is "alive and
     kicking" after he met with NBA Commissioner David Stern and
     NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in N.Y. yesterday.  Goodman
     told Tony Batt of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL that his idea
     of building a downtown arena "could have died Tuesday if the
     commissioners had flatly rejected his overtures," and he
     said he plans to "continue his dialogue" with both leagues. 
     But Stern and Bettman did make it "clear" that their leagues
     "have no immediate plans to expand or relocate."  Batt
     writes that one trouble spot for Las Vegas is the NBA policy
     that would "require" NV's sports books to "give up" wagering
     on all NBA games if the city gets a team.  While Stern said
     that league owners "have not discussed" the betting policy
     in five years, they may "revisit" the issue at the next
     league meeting on October 28.  Stern added that no team is
     "chomping to move to Las Vegas."  Meanwhile, Batt notes that
     Goodman "seemed more upbeat" regarding his talks with
     Bettman, who admitted that while he didn't say "no" to
     Goodman, he "didn't say yes, either."  Bettman "appeared
     more open to the idea" of only prohibiting betting on games
     involving a Las Vegas franchise (REVIEW-JOURNAL, 9/29).
          WILL CASINOS GO ALONG WITH THIS? Goodman: "There's no
     objection whatsoever as far as Las Vegas as a city, which is
     great news.  There's a historic problem as far as gambling
     is concerned."   Goodman said that he will discuss the issue
     of removing NBA and NHL wagering with Las Vegas' casinos
     (Soshnick & Bloom, BLOOMBERG NEWS, 9/29). 

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