Viva Las Vegas, baby

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Las Vegas Arena Foundation are proposing a new 20,000 seat arena to be built behind the Imperial Palace on the Strip in the hopes of landing a NBA/NHL team.

At a glance: Las Vegas Arena Foundation - Sunday, July 15, 2012 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

Coyotes could move there without worrying about large expenses
Just grab someones brothers pick up truck and make a few quick trips

 

[SLY]

 

[banditshcky11]

A friend and I were talking about this idea a few months ago and how the whole arena should have some form of gambling built in and do lots of raffles for stuff going on locally. I'd be a great marketing ploy and I'm sure most tourist would enjoy catching a game in between all the gambling, strips clubs and drunken night.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Just tear down the IP. It is a dump and an eyesore!

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

If you put a team in Vegas...you have to make Rick Tocchet the coach...

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I just don't see them putting a team in Vegas. Yes it's a growing city but they make their money off of tourism and even though most of the population are transplants I just don't see the "Locals" or tourist going there to attend a hockey/basketball game.

With gambling being what Vegas is all about it seems that major sports leagues would want to stay away from that even though millions of dollars get bet on games I feel they would want to distance themselves from that.

Just my two cents.

 

[mooger_35]

Speaking of Vegas... sounds like Luongo's trip back was scary.

Strombone ‏@strombone1
70year old lady next to me on the plane reading 50 shades of grey, drinking rhum and tonic and fingering her bowl of peanuts.Make it go away


Strombone ‏@strombone1
I just fake yawned to put my arm around her... Works every time! Although I must confess she was passed out from the rhum and tonic ‪#oldlady

LOL

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Speaking of Vegas... sounds like Luongo's trip back was scary.

Strombone ‏@strombone1
70year old lady next to me on the plane reading 50 shades of grey, drinking rhum and tonic and fingering her bowl of peanuts.Make it go away


Strombone ‏@strombone1
I just fake yawned to put my arm around her... Works every time! Although I must confess she was passed out from the rhum and tonic ‪#oldlady

LOL

"bowl of peanuts"? Shit usually you get a couple if you're lucky and there is not enough to finger. Oh well, I'm glad Luongo made it back OK.

 

[Bizzle McDizzle]

WTF is "rhum"?

 

[mooger_35]

I think it's meant to be rum....

or perhaps there is an extensive liquor selection in first class,

 

[pixburgher66]

I mean...it's a thought. Gotta be a better area than Glendale, right?

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I mean...it's a thought. Gotta be a better area than Glendale, right?

Gary B would disagree.

 

[DevilishWon]

If you put a team in Vegas...you have to make Rick Tocchet the coach...

I was betting someone would say that.

 

[elocomotive]

Vegas team would be so smart. You know how many fans would plan trips around their home team playing there. They should only play home games on the weekends and always be traveling during the week.

I would hope this would be the coolest arena in the NHL. Casino beneath the ice surface? Slots in every seat? Sluts in every portal? Slots and sluts!

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Vegas team would be so smart. You know how many fans would plan trips around their home team playing there. They should only play home games on the weekends and always be traveling during the week.

I would hope this would be the coolest arena in the NHL. Casino beneath the ice surface? Slots in every seat? Sluts in every portal? Slots and sluts!

Hey don't give Chuck any ideas the Isles already have a tattoo parlor at the NVMC.

 

[beantownmaniac]

A friend and I were talking about this idea a few months ago and how the whole arena should have some form of gambling built in and do lots of raffles for stuff going on locally. I'd be a great marketing ploy and I'm sure most tourist would enjoy catching a game in between all the gambling, strips clubs and drunken night.

Vegas team would be so smart. You know how many fans would plan trips around their home team playing there. They should only play home games on the weekends and always be traveling during the week.

I would hope this would be the coolest arena in the NHL. Casino beneath the ice surface? Slots in every seat? Sluts in every portal? Slots and sluts!

I was gonna reply to hcky11 that it would interfere with my gambling, strip clubbing, and drunken nights, but you make the whole idea seem doable.

 

[DChero]

Somewhere in Texas, Jagr is hating himself for signing before seeing this through.