There are other NBA cities, such as New Orleans, with casinos. I think a fair compromise would be to ban gambling on any games involving the Las Vegas team. Otherwise keep the NBA sportsbook open. You don't want any of the Las Vegas players getting caught up in gambling schemes where they get paid to point-shave, or lose games. While that could happen anywhere, it would be more likely to happen in Las Vegas because the players would be living in the gambling capital of the world and hanging out with unsavory high-rolling lowlifes. That no longer becomes a risk if you prohibit all bets on Las Vegas games.
As for prostitution, it's actually not legal in Las Vegas. It's only legal in authorized bawdy houses in the suburbs of Reno and in some rural areas of Nevada. I suppose some of the players might drive a couple hours to see a prostitute but so what? Toronto has legal prostitution and that didn't stop the NBA from moving there. And NBA players have groupies following them around, offering themselves up for free anyway.
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