It's happened to many a Las Vegas sports book first-timer: You take a call on your cell phone only to be interrupted by a casino staffer and told you have to use your phone outside the book. The reason? Nevada gaming law.
Well, that law might be changing. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
"The decades-old ban was enacted to keep betting lines from being transmitted outside the state and to discourage layoff wagering by illegal bookmakers inside Nevada casinos. However, casino representatives want to end the prohibition because of the advent of Internet sports books and the countless number of Web sites that transmit sports wagering information."
From a convenience standpoint, this would be a great change. It would be nice to answer the phone without taking a brisk walk out of the book.
