nba coming soon?????

[trigger1]

any word on the NBA coming soon to pro line? i heard about once the 15 years was up for the raptors, they were to allow them to be on pro line. anyone know?

[cashgrab]

have not heard anything but that would be great if they put it on this month

[rhgraham]

should be able to bet it in ontario there isn't an nba team

[TSZ]

Been hearing this for years and nothing comes
Of it

[TrevorLC]

Originally Posted by rhgraham

should be able to bet it in ontario there isn't an nba team

umm the Toronto Raptors?

Location Toronto, Ontario

[rhgraham]

you think their an nba team probably couldn't beat the london lightening

that's my point

[RealTalk]

Originally Posted by rhgraham

should be able to bet it in ontario there isn't an nba team

Ya they played in Toronto, Ontario at the Air Canada Centre! been there couple times!!

[rhgraham]

read my last post

[T100]

Originally Posted by rhgraham

read my last post

fricken morons cant understand sarcasm

[Raptors92]

The olg can make a killing if they put nba on proline. I thought the lakers, 76ers and Boston were gonna win on friday.

[Triballife]

This should answer your question....lol

2 years old....guess the talks fell through...

Negotiations to add NBA to Pro-Line tickets in Ontario
Published On Wed Jan 27 2010

Article

Gamblers in Ontario will soon be able to wager on NBA games.

The Raptors, NBA and provincial government are on the verge of allowing professional basketball to be part of the daily Pro-Line offerings, a senior Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment official said Tuesday.

"It's not done yet, but it will probably be done for next year, maybe this year's playoffs," Tom Anselmi, the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of MLSE said.

The NBA originally ordered the province to drop NBA games from its daily offering on Pro-Line as a term of the franchise expansion agreement for the Raptors.

"We have been in discussions with the Raptors and the (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) about the inclusion of our games on the Pro-Line ticket, but don't have anything to announce at this time," an NBA spokesman said.

Anselmi said the team has been in negotiations with the league for the last year to have the restriction lifted.

"It happens in other provinces," he said. "In B.C., the Grizzlies left and the NBA went back on (that province's Pro-Line game)."

The NBA has loosened its vehement anti-gambling stance in the last few years, holding its annual all-star game in Las Vegas and toying with the idea of putting a team in that gaming destination.

Anselmi said details are still being fully worked out but that the league, province and MLSE are trying to ensure a percentage of the daily wagers goes to basketball development in Ontario.

Doug Smith