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Originally Posted by Rerun
Not that crazy about having an NHL team in Nevada. They could probably afford it with all the casinos buying up tickets and boxes but the average person in LV probably can't.
In 2010, The median income for a household in the city was $53,000 and the median income for a family was $58,465. Males had a median income of $35,511 versus $27,554 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,060.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas
Plus their total population is only about 600,000
Their permanent fan base will probably be next to non-existent. More than likely if the Flames play there you'll probably see more Flames jerseys in the stands that LV jerseys.
Moneywise it might make sense, but that's the only reason I can see. |
I'm confused about your objection? I'm not sure it does make sense money wise, but if it does, why does it matter if that business model is built on the back of a passionate local fan base, or something else?
I'd be pretty excited to do a trip to Vegas each year to watch the a Flames, and if that's the type of thing that makes it work then who cares?
Also, you bring up the median income as though it's low, but it's basically equal to the average US household income, infact it's actually slightly above their average as a country.