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   Alan to Martin Harran   
   Re: Las Vegas Attendance and Financial I   
   26 Jan 24 10:48:46   
   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2024-01-26 10:31, Martin Harran wrote:   
   > https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/style/vegas-grand-prix-formula-1.html   
   >    
   > "I've never seen Las Vegas like this," Ben Affleck said of a city so   
   > packed for a Formula 1 race that even celebrities were calling in   
   > favor   
   > …   
   >   
   > More than 300,000 people attended, and Formula 1 estimated that the   
   > event would have an economic impact of $1.2 billion to Las Vegas.   
   >    
   >   
   > I guess those 300,00 and the celebrities didn't get Alan Baker's memo   
   > about nothing exciting when the WDC was already decided :)   
      
   I'm sorry, but I never said that.   
      
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