I always thought that was odd. Anyone can place bets here, on any team, at any time. I think the main concern was perception, keeping players out of the casinos, so they can’t mug for the camera with the betting odds screen in the background. The only sure bet is my property taxes are going up.
It was basically left over from the days of scandal and mobsters. The sports all put a lot of effort into separating themselves from gambling. Even when they would acknowledge it they would skate around it. The pregame shows could say a team was “favored by 3” but they couldn’t say who was favoring them or what that meant. Just that they were favored. I’m still surprised the NFL was so quick to get into Vegas. Not that long ago Vegas couldn’t even put tourism ads in NFL games. Heck NBC wasn’t allowed to show commercials for their show Vegas during games. The league officially did not recognize Vegas as existing.
Right, most of which goes to Clark County School District, which is is huge money pit. So is the stadium, and we’re paying for it