Post by LVfan on Jul 18, 2023 18:59:34 GMT -8
By Mick Akers Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 18, 2023
A stadium financing expert says the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark has all the ingredients to be a success.
Planned for to be built on at least 9 acres of land at the site of the Tropicana, the A’s would rely on a healthy mix of local residents and tourists to fill the seats of the Strip ballpark.
If the A’s model their plan after the NFL’s Raiders and NHL’s Golden Knights, they should have no problem filling the seats on an annual basis, according to Alan Hoffman, partner at Winston and Strawn.
“Drawing upon not just the tourism industry, which of course is phenomenal in Las Vegas, but also the local community,” Hoffman said. “People think of Vegas as this great party town, bachelor parties and everything else.. But there is also this broad family-based community that would really love Major League Baseball. You’re really combining the two demographics.”
Planned for to be built on at least 9 acres of land at the site of the Tropicana, the A’s would rely on a healthy mix of local residents and tourists to fill the seats of the Strip ballpark.
If the A’s model their plan after the NFL’s Raiders and NHL’s Golden Knights, they should have no problem filling the seats on an annual basis, according to Alan Hoffman, partner at Winston and Strawn.
“Drawing upon not just the tourism industry, which of course is phenomenal in Las Vegas, but also the local community,” Hoffman said. “People think of Vegas as this great party town, bachelor parties and everything else.. But there is also this broad family-based community that would really love Major League Baseball. You’re really combining the two demographics.”
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