Infostrada Databox: August 2006  

Las Vegas
> Arguably, Las Vegas’ best known sporting son is eight time Tennis Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi.
> A sport often linked with Las Vegas is Boxing, which has many of its major title fights set in the gamblers’ paradise.
> In 1997, Mike Tyson made Boxing history by biting Evander Holyfield’s ear off in their bout at the MGM Grand.
> Las Vegas also plays host to the World Series of Poker, which is the premier event in the sport.
> Las Vegas is not represented by a major US sports team.

World Series of Poker
> The 2006 World Series of Poker took place from 25 June to 10 August at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
> Success is measured in terms of championship bracelets, each awarded to winning a variation of the game.
> The record is 10 bracelets and is shared by Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
> The final table of Texas No-Limit Hold’em produces the unofficial World Champion.
> In 2005, it was Australia’s Joe Hachem, who walked off with $7.5m in prize money.
> The 2006 event was won by Jamie Gold, who raked in $12m, the largest prize ever awarded in a live poker tournament.
> He outlasted a record field of 8,773 players who anted up the $10,000 buy-in for the Main Event, creating an unprecedented prize pool of $82.5m.

NBA
> The NBA stands for National Basketball Association and is the world’s most acclaimed club basketball league.
> The league currently consists of 32 franchises divided over 30 US cities and one Canadian city.
> Los Angeles is home to both the Lakers and Clippers and is the only city to boast two teams.
> In 2005, the San Antonio Spurs won the third league crown in its club history.
> The Boston Celtics hold an NBA record having won 16 titles from 1957 to 1986.

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