Vegas Golden Knights win their first Stanley Cup
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There were also questions about adding a franchise in a city known for legal sports betting, something sports leagues including the NHL have long avoided. Bettman said hockey betting wasn't as popular as football betting, so the threat of gamblers losing games was minimal.
“We don’t worry about the integrity of our game,” Bettman said.
Apparently, Bettman should have invested some money in the team before he stepped on the ice for the first time. The Knights seemingly overcame every obstacle that came their way in their inaugural season. They sold more than 14,000 season tickets before the team even had a name. The team moved to T-Mobile Arena, which was already open on the Strip.
But after the team’s final preseason game, a gunman at the Mandalay Bay Hote...