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Originally Posted by mikephoen
People go see all sorts of crap 'entertainment' in Vegas. Could an NHL hockey game really be a less interesting thing to try out than Donny and Marie or Carrot Top? I bet tons of tourists would be interested in seeing a game, as long as the arena is on the strip. Go to the game, have a few beers and then you're hitting the strip at exactly the right time, 10:00 to 11:00ish.
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Here is a post from a few minutes ago, on one of the regular visitors to Las Vegas (ok not nearly as close as So Cal, or even Nor Cal even) :
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I went to a Flames game in Denver in 2011. The arena was ridiculously empty. We were in row 10 in the lower bowl and I bought 4 tickets as part of a "special pack." I paid $100 and it included a free food item and a free beer. Only two of us ended up going down for the game and I couldn't even give the other two tickets away for free to people I know in the Denver area. I ended up donating them to the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization down there and I was rather pissed that they couldn't even find a kid that wanted to go to the game.
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and this is for free..... I think Carrot Top cheap ($50?) and they actually give away tickets to taht show regularly.
Is it really a successful sports team business model to base it on the idea that people
might show up if you give away tickets for free?