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Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro
Eh, half a billion dollars is not that much money here in vegas. Especially in a town full of casinos/hotels that make 100's of millions a year, individually. Also, there's already a brand new stadium/arena built. T-Mobile arena. Opened April this year.
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Well as long as the small group of billionaires is OK with floating this team money then yes, who cares about 500 million. But these people are billionaires for a reason and I doubt they are going to make money from this venture.
I think the first few years will be successful with the hype of a pro sports team coming to the city. And I can understand your want to have one being that you live there. But the sport has to relate to the average Joe and have a good base at the grassroots level. Let's say for some reason basketball courts couldn't be cheaply constructed in Canada. No at home nets, no portable nets and no courts at school. There would be far less people interested in the game. Well in Vegas you can't make ice outside which limits the game to an arena.
Maybe you're a big NHL fan. That's great. But there are a lot more NHL fans being ignored with this decision. Quebec also has a new professional arena built.