From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2023-10-03 08:26, Martin Harran wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 12:03:57 AM UTC+1, Alan LeHun wrote:   
   >> In article , nuh...@nope.com says...   
   >>>> F1 is not in Las Vegas so that punters can gamble on the result.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why F1 is in Las Vegas has nothing to do with the sort of people who   
   >>> want to VISIT Las Vegas.   
   >>>   
   >> Is that a question or a statement?   
   >>   
   >> If it is a statement, it is correct.   
   >>   
   >> If it is a question then F1 is there to attract people who otherwise   
   >> would not normally want to visit Las Vegas.   
   >>   
   >> Like U2, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, et al. They are there to draw in the   
   >> people that gambling alone can't. Once there, they may wish to see what   
   >> other attractions Las Vegas has to offer. (There is only one, really)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Alan LeHun   
   >   
   >   
   > I would say it’s pretty sure bet (pun intended) that the casinos will make   
   a lot more out of those people playing traditional gambling games in the   
   casinos rather than them betting on F1.   
      
   But the idea was to get more gamblers there in the first place.   
      
   A race with an (almost) forgone conclusion and an (almost certainly)   
   decided championship is less of a draw.   
      
   I'm sorry but that's quite obvious.   
      
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