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   In article , nuh-uh@nope.com says...   
   > You don't think its obvious that in a city built to cater to gamblers,   
   > an event where the winner is already known to almost a certainty isn't   
   > going to affect that number of gamblers who want to attend?   
      
   It will certainly affect the number of racing fans who want to attend,   
   but that is nothing to do with Vegas.   
      
   It won't affect the number of Gamblers who want to attend Vegas in the   
   slightest. The city itself does a fine job at pulling them in. As I said   
   already, and I think you agreed, F1 in Vegas has nothing to do with   
   Gamblers.   
      
   Quite the opposite. It is all about attracting people who /don't/   
   gamble. And hopefully tempting them to do so while they are there.   
      
      
   >   
   > You think that the Kentucky Derby would be as well attended if everyone   
   > knew that a particular horse was almost certain to win?   
      
   Dogs and Horses are different from any other sporting event. They are   
   intrinsically linked with the gambling industry. You put your bets on,   
   at the track. You collect your winnings at the track.   
      
   Not really comparable. People go the horses in order to bet. People do   
   not go to F1 in order to bet.   
      
   >   
   > Sure, there are all kinds of side bets and prop bets, etc. but sports   
   > gambling is centred on picking the WINNERS.   
   >   
      
   It is also centered very much on putting on bets at the last minute and   
   also on putting on bets during the event.   
      
   Sports gamblers in Vegas could not give a shit where the race is. They   
   will be enjoying themselves in one of the many establishments there that   
   cater for sports gamblers getting all the comforts that gamblers   
   elsewhere in Vegas are well accustomed to.   
      
   Google for sports betting venues in Vegas. Some of them are quite   
   awesome.   
      
      
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