![]() They were at the casino for an official Orange Bowl press conference to discuss a national championship game involving their college teams from USC and Oklahoma. That same year I remember wondering about the mixed message of walking past rows of slot machines at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood to meet Pete Carroll and Bob Stoops out by the hotel pool. Many other teams have talked about moving to Sin City in the past, including the Marlins, who met with Las Vegas’ mayor in 2004 to prime the pump on getting public money for a new stadium in Miami. ![]() There’s an NHL franchise headed to Las Vegas in 2017, which might break another logjam. The NFL, NBA and MLB are big investors in FanDuel and DraftKings. Casinos have advertised at stadiums for years. ![]() ![]() The gambling line, meanwhile, has become so blurred that the only taboo everyone agrees on is that fixing games is bad and could burn down the whole sports industry if tolerated.Īll other shades of this topic are gray rather than black and white. Sure, there are some who will insist on calling it Joe Robbie Stadium forever, and others queasy over the Miami Dolphins’ partnership with a casino hotel.Īt least the naming sponsor is located in South Florida and reflects the flash and the money and the personality of the market better than previous brands like Sun Life (a financial-services company based in Canada) or Pro Player (a name given to a defunct line of Fruit of the Loom sportswear). ![]()
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