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Originally Posted by Frequitude
To take it a step further, its not even a levy or a user pay fee. It's not like the Flames would lower ticket prices if there were no "ticket tax". Ticket prices would remain the same. All a "ticket tax" is is the Flames slicing off and securitizing a portion of future revenues. It's effectively a tax levied against the owners.
You are right though...I have no idea why the term ticket tax is used around so many arena financings. Such a dumb and inflammatory term.
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Because then it isn't calculated in general revenues and thus subject to "sharing" with the players pursuant to the CBA.