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   Alan LeHun  wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Agree with everything you say (it’s what I was trying to say in my own   
   post).   
      
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