also poses the question: would the gamblers in vegas actually use the tickets? hell, if i'm hittin big on the tables or slots and i check my watch and see that i should be getting ready to head to the game, but i could just as easily stay here and keep winning, which would the competent person do? answer: stay and keep gambling, like the casino and city wants you to do.
the team in vegas would have to compete with the lure of the casino. there's a reason there aren't clocks visible in the casino, they want you to stay as long as you possibly can and feed the machines as much as possible... they don't want you saying, ok i've gambled for an hour, now i want to go see a hockey game, where there is no gambling, but we could see a fight or two.
Yes the coporate support would be there, but I don't believe the fans would. Sure you might get the locals coming to see the game, but IMO the tourists wouldn't. as someone mentioned above, you don't fly to vegas to see a game between two teams you don't really care about. someone mentions the words vegas or reno and the very first thing that comes to mind is GAMBLING! I just can't see the NHL doing great in vegas. MLB or NFL might.... but the bambling issue is the major drawback there IMO. this is why i've said time and time again i can't see any major league expanding to vegas.