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 Posted: 07/19/05 9:24 am ::: Re: Vegas Monarchs??? |
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http://www.dcexaminer.com/articles/2005/07/18/columns_sports/evan_weiner/001_col_weiner.txt
Maloofs moving their franchises to Las Vegas?
The Sun may have opened the door for basketball in casinos. |
Well it sure beats the hell out of a rode trip to Sacramento (yawn!)
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| Posted: 07/19/05 10:11 am ::: |
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| Werent people skeptical of Connecticut because it had a casino. This completely whips that argument out. I hope they stay in Sacramento.
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| Posted: 07/19/05 10:15 am ::: |
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| If they have sports betting in casinos it could be a problem
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| Posted: 07/19/05 10:49 am ::: |
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| If they have sports betting in casinos it could be a problem |
you always here that, and I don't understand why? What is the problem if people bet on games? And are we really to believe that if it isn't in a casino, people aren't betting on games?
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...the Maloofs are simply playing a card game with the city of Sacramento...it's called blackmail.  |
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| Posted: 07/19/05 11:06 am ::: |
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| stever I believe your correct...I hate when sports teams do that
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| Posted: 07/19/05 12:21 pm ::: |
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No doubt Sacramento needs a new arena...the concourse of Arco is way too small. The Maloofs will be business men first, & if a new arena is built , I don't put it past them to move the Monarch's/Kings out.
Sacramento better wake up. I can't imagine being left with just the River Cats!
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| Posted: 07/19/05 12:38 pm ::: |
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| I believe the rule is if you casino offers sports betting then it is illegal and against NBA rules.
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sactowndiva
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Well if my teams move, I too will move. Most likely it will have to be where the summers aren't 100 degees or more everyday!
So that rules out Vegas & Phoenix. Maybe Seattle, or the Bay area, should they get a WNBA team down the road.
l'll always be a Monarch fan....hope they stay!
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| Posted: 07/19/05 1:10 pm ::: |
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| Because they're the owners of the Kings, the Maloof's Palms casino in LV has a sportsbook but they don't take bets on pro basketball. If you want to bet on NBA/WNBA you have to go to the casino across the street. Also for those who haven't been to The Palms, it's a little ways from the strip but they attract a very young hip crowd because they have two hot clubs (Ghost bar, Rain), lots of good concerts and they're always doing sponsored special events there. IMO it would make a good venue for a WNBA team.
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| Posted: 07/19/05 1:43 pm ::: Re: Vegas Monarchs??? |
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| caune wrote: |
What is type of work do you do PennyTfan?
and yup, you get brownie points, but from the Brigade, they must be a Hersheys product, so let's just say Reeses points  |
I'm a corporate travel agent.
Right now, Phoenix has Carlson Wagonlit that is always hiring and has a large number of accounts, American Express Travel which also has good accounts....not necessarily hiring all the time but I'm meeting a good contact on Thursday to help get in the door if need be, and my current company WorldTravel Partners, is starting to increase it's presence in the Phoenix area and has been hiring like crazy for the last 18 months with no end in sight as far as the hirings. The advantage I have with WTP is that I'd be transfering so I could retain my seniority (to protect a little against, God forbid, layoffs), and maintain my benefits package which includes the extra week of vacation that I just earned with my 5th anniversary this year.
I just re-read what you said about Phoenix having Penny and Diana and got a chuckle. I passed on comment because Cam already thinks I'm a Carlos Boozer stalker.....I'd hate for him to add WNBA players to the list of people I allegedly stalk. 
Maybe I'll go to Hershey PA. right before my move and bring y'all something straight from the factory?
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| Posted: 07/19/05 1:52 pm ::: Re: Vegas Monarchs??? |
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| caune wrote: |
What is type of work do you do PennyTfan?
and yup, you get brownie points, but from the Brigade, they must be a Hersheys product, so let's just say Reeses points |
I'm a corporate travel agent.
Right now, Phoenix has Carlson Wagonlit that is always hiring and has a large number of accounts, American Express Travel which also has good accounts....not necessarily hiring all the time but I'm meeting a good contact on Thursday to help get in the door if need be, and my current company WorldTravel Partners, is starting to increase it's presence in the Phoenix area and has been hiring like crazy for the last 18 months with no end in sight as far as the hirings. The advantage I have with WTP is that I'd be transfering so I could retain my seniority (to protect a little against, God forbid, layoffs), and maintain my benefits package which includes the extra week of vacation that I just earned with my 5th anniversary this year.
I just re-read what you said about Phoenix having Penny and Diana and got a chuckle. I passed on comment because Cam already thinks I'm a Carlos Boozer stalker.....I'd hate for him to add WNBA players to the list of people I allegedly stalk.
Maybe I'll go to Hershey PA. right before my move and bring y'all something straight from the factory? |
LOL, not only do we have a factory source, we get hersheys test products
American Express is full of Mercury season ticket holders, nice people!
and if you want to stalk, Amare and Shawn are sooo worth stalking
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| Posted: 07/19/05 2:10 pm ::: |
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| I just re-read what you said about Phoenix having Penny and Diana and got a chuckle. I passed on comment because Cam already thinks I'm a Carlos Boozer stalker.....I'd hate for him to add WNBA players to the list of people I allegedly stalk. |
ROFL! At least you have good taste (Boozer, Penny).
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| Posted: 07/19/05 2:23 pm ::: Re: Vegas Monarchs??? |
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| PennyTfan1 wrote: |
| caune wrote: |
What is type of work do you do PennyTfan?
and yup, you get brownie points, but from the Brigade, they must be a Hersheys product, so let's just say Reeses points |
I'm a corporate travel agent.
Right now, Phoenix has Carlson Wagonlit that is always hiring and has a large number of accounts, American Express Travel which also has good accounts....not necessarily hiring all the time but I'm meeting a good contact on Thursday to help get in the door if need be, and my current company WorldTravel Partners, is starting to increase it's presence in the Phoenix area and has been hiring like crazy for the last 18 months with no end in sight as far as the hirings. The advantage I have with WTP is that I'd be transfering so I could retain my seniority (to protect a little against, God forbid, layoffs), and maintain my benefits package which includes the extra week of vacation that I just earned with my 5th anniversary this year.
I just re-read what you said about Phoenix having Penny and Diana and got a chuckle. I passed on comment because Cam already thinks I'm a Carlos Boozer stalker.....I'd hate for him to add WNBA players to the list of people I allegedly stalk.
Maybe I'll go to Hershey PA. right before my move and bring y'all something straight from the factory? |
LOL, not only do we have a factory source, we get hersheys test products
American Express is full of Mercury season ticket holders, nice people!
and if you want to stalk, Amare and Shawn are sooo worth stalking |
I'm really not into stalking people. Cam just THINKS I am. (and yes Cam, I do know that you were kidding about that.  )
Actually, I don't watch much NBA ball. I follow boxscores a bit but I can't say that I've watched more than about 3 or 4 games from start to finish in any season since I left Seattle back in '94.
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