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AMERICAN DREAM
Daily Star
|February 29, 2024
Burgess hoping NRL hits Vegas jackpot
ENGLAND star Burgess to Sin Tom heads City wanting Americans to win big on rugby league.
The South Sydney prop takes part in a wild adventure when the new NRL season kicks off in Las Vegas.
It's all part of the Aussie competition's bold plans to bag a lucrative piece of the saturated US sports market.
But Super League bosses are also in town to see if they can latch onto the NRL's five-year plan, with speculation Magic Weekend could potentially head to the gambling capital.
Burgess, 31, hopes it all takes off- and he might get recognised after a huge advert featuring him landed in one of the world's busiest places.
This story is from the February 29, 2024 edition of Daily Star.
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