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   geoff  wrote:   
   > On 12/10/2023 5:08 AM, Sir Tim wrote:   
   >> 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).   
   >>   
   >   
   > Bizarre about Vegas (to me). On the likes of The Chase the number of   
   > people to would like to travel to Las Vegas with their winnings.  I   
   > can't think of many places less appealing to visit. Apart from maybe for   
   > an F1 race.   
   >   
   I’m assuming you have actually been there.   
      
   Before I first went to Vegas it was my the idea of Hell on Earth but it   
   turned out to be an amazing experience: a superb hotel, the wonderful   
   Cirque du Soleil, two of the best meals I have ever had anywhere in the   
   world and a wonderful sense of vibrancy and excitement.   
      
   Don’t think I would want to go for more than two or three days though.   
      
   --   
   Sir Tim   
      
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