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The Bettman Legacy: Betting On Vegas

By Alex Silverman
Along with eventual team owner Bill Foley, Gary Bettman brought the first major pro sports team to Sin City in 2017. getty images Oscar Goodman wasn’t sure what to do first when he was elected mayor of Las Vegas in 1999. At least that’s how his wife remembers it. “When Osc...

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