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Who paid for stadiums in early history
Fully paid from owners
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Where were early stadiums located
urban neighborhoods
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Why were early stadiums placed in urban neighborhoods?
To take advantage of the population density
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What was the outcome of early stadiums being placed in urban neighborhoods
Stadiums had quirky characteristics that have been romanticized
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Jewel Boxes
unmistakable oddities in ballparks. Ballparks provided little comfort or convenience for fans.
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Which cities had circular, dual purpose (football and baseball) stadiums in the 1960s
Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and St. Louis
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Who was the first team to build seperate facilities
Kansas City
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Why is it beneficial to not have two teams share a stadium
To maximize revenue
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What do venues that have hockey and basketball require
the upper deck needs to be set farther back so fans can see both goals
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Who controls the supply of teams
the league
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(T/F) Early sports teams had the same bankruptcy rate as start up businesses
True
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What two things did establishing an exclusive market do?

1. Formed a fan base
2. Other members would not play a member of a competitor in the market space
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Which event caused proliferation for the demand of sport
Baby boom
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What happens if a city is without a franchise
They are losing out on human capital
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What is the best way to lure a franchise
Building a stadium
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Do venues produce positive economic effect on real estate development
Do venues produce positive economic effect on real estate development
Yes
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Which city launched the modern era of public support (city pays for venue)
Milwaukee
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How have leagues snuffed out rival leagues
Through expansion
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Which team had the first successful relocation threat
Indianaplois
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What did indianapolis gain from the relocation threatg
THey got to keep income from luxury seats
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Which decade saw dozens of facilities built with public money
90’s
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Was the public or private sector responsible for matinence costs of venues
Public
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What did state of the art clauses define
what is appropriate for tax-payers to foot the bill for
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Downside to more teams
prices may decline as supply increases
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* Two key factors      cities and teams must consider in decision making process


* Two key factors cities and teams must consider in decision making process



1. The extent to which a professional sport venue aligns with citywide development plans


1. Whether the venue design will contribute to an iconic exterior design that will define the urban space
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Yankee Stadium


* New has twice the retail space. 13 restaurants and pubs compared to 4 in the old ballpark
* New has 56 luxury suites and 410 party suites. Older had 19
* The new stadium is 63% larger than the size of the facility it replaced even though playing fields were identical
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How many square feet is the mercedes benz stadium in atl
1\.6 million sq feet of space (300,000 more than Dome)
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One of the most important issue when choosing location
Availibility of land
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What are benefits of having a stadium in a business district
better modes of transportation than suburban options. Less congestion can reduce consumption costs
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Consumption Costs


* as relate to sport attendance, cost of tickets and transportation to and from the game, as well as the amount of time the fan invests in attending the event
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Which league should remember consumption costs the most
Which league should remember consumption costs the most
MLB
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Which league should remember consumption costs the least
NFL
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Which sector offer incentives to keep the economic vitality of aging downtown areas
Which sector offer incentives to keep the economic vitality of aging downtown areas
Public
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How many seats maximize sight lines and

provide best range of seating options
How many seats maximize sight lines and

provide best range of seating options
45,000
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Larger ballparks that offer more seats must place the extra seats where?
Larger ballparks that offer more seats must place the extra seats where?
Upper outfield decks
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(T/F) When fans know that there will not be tickets available, they easily make advanced purchases
(T/F) When fans know that there will not be tickets available, they easily make advanced purchases
False; When fans know that there will always be tickets available, they are reluctant to make advanced purchases
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Is it more beneficial to have too few or too many seats
Too few
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Facades
create an image for a team and city
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Monumental Design


* Dramatic and becomes a destination. Dwarfs the surrounding environment
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Neighborhood Design


* Fit into neighborhoods and facilitate development. Often nearby structures that are larger in height

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How many events must arenas host per year
100
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Why is college attendance declining
not paying attention to Disneyfication of sports
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Private Financing
Team ownership contributes to the construction of the venue
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Public Financing
Local city/county/state government contributes to the construction of the venue
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What do people against public financing want
either want the tax dollars going elsewhere or do not like that owners are billionaires
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Two ways public financing is awarded


* 1) Politicians have the ability to simply legislate a public stadium subsidy for a franchise
* 2) The potential for the award of the public subsidy can be placed up for a public vote

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What have the majority of public stadium subsides come from
politician legislation with no public vote
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How many publically funded projects awarded using legislation since 2000
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How many stadium subsidy projects brough to a public vote since 2000
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What is unique about sports venue construction?
What is unique about sports venue construction?
Team owners are being subsidized by local governments (indirectly through taxpayers/consumers)
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Why are Team owners are being subsidized by local governments (indirectly through taxpayers/consumers)
Why are Team owners are being subsidized by local governments (indirectly through taxpayers/consumers)


* Local governments feel pressure to keep the franchise in their local market
* Fans do not want their local team to move
* Politicians do not want to be “the one in office” when the team decides to relocate

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Why does the franchise owner have the advantage?
Why does the franchise owner have the advantage?


* Open markets that are a “real” relocation threat
* Think of the open markets in NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA

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Ways public can contribute to stadium funding


* 1) Higher property taxes
* 2) Higher standard sales taxes
* 3) Additional new taxes on specific items

4) Diversion of taxes from the general fund to the stadium construction fund
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Sin Taxes
Taxes on rental cars, alchohol, tobacco, and gambling
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The brunt of the stadium costs are paid by who if the venue is privately funded
Fans since they pay for tickets and parking
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IF the venue is publically financed, who bears the brunt of the costs
Taxpayers
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What arguement do politicians use to agrue for public funding of a stadium
Four positive externalities
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Positive Externalities
scenarios that improve life or another person’s welfare
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4 Positive Externalities


* Creation of Social Capital
* Relocate economic activity
* Define the identity of the city/region
* Economic development
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Ticket Tax
tax added to the cost of the ticket. Can be a percentage or fixed fee
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What can ticket tax also be considered
Amusement tax
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Who does ticket tax only impact
Users
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Result of Ticket tax
fans pay higher ticket prices, team receives less ticket revenue and fewer fans attend games (but depends on consumer willingness to pay)
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Parking tax
usually occurs at parking lots and structures by the venue and during an event held at the venue
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How can parking tax be structured
Percentage or flate fee
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Who does parking tax only impact
Users
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Can parking tax impact team revenues
Yes
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In-Facility Sales Tax
additional tax on all transactions within the facility
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Is In-Facility Sales Tax a % or flat fee
Usually a %
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Who does In-Facility Sales Tax affect
Only impacts users
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What happens if fans avoid in facility purchases
Hurts team revenue
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Sales Tax
a small increase in the general sales tax for all retail sales that goes towards venue construction
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Who does sales tax impact
Since all purchases in a city have the tax, it impacts users and nonusers of the facility
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Why do sales taxes work?


* The small increase usually has little political opposition
* Even a small % increase generates a large amount of $
* Impact on the individual taxpayer is very small
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Property Tax
very small increase in the rate at which real estate is taxed
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How is property tax calculated


* Tax on the “assessed value” of a property for property owners

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Does property tax generate a significant or insignificant amount of revenue
Significant
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Who would oppose property tax
those on fixed-incomes and those who believe increased property taxes should support education/other public services
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Income Tax
small increase on household income taxes
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Does a small increase in income tax generate small or large revnue
Large
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Sports District Tax
taxes generated in a specific area around the proposed venue are used to help fund the venue construction
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Sin Tax
tax on the purchase of alcohol or tobacco
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Who does sin tax affect
Only users of those products
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Is sin tax considered voluntary or involuntary
Voluntary
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Gaming taxes and lotteries
tax on gambling winnings or  lottery ticket purchases...or…Lottery proceeds for a period of time can go towards venue funding
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Tourist Tax
tax on hotel rooms or rental cars
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Why do tourist taxes have a lower level of voter opposition
Since the tax largely falls on visitors
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What happens if tourist taxes are too high
it could shift tourism patterns and reduce economic activity in an area
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Food and Beverage Tax
tax on food and beverages sold at restaurants and pubs within a given geographical area
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Is food and beverage tax voluntary or involuntary
Voluntary
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What are sports venues complimented by
additional development and other amenities, can contribute to the revitalization of urban neighborhoods and enhance adjacent property values. Many team owners have changed their business models to include real estate development
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First stadium to develop aroudn the facility
Orioles
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Two Development Approaches


* 1. Real estate outside venues on adjacent land (build new neighborhoods for Padres, District in Detroit
* 2. Build new entertainment complexes on small acreage to include restaurants, pubs, live performance spaces

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Increasing Value of Downtown Locations for Sport (4)
Increasing Value of Downtown Locations for Sport (4)


* 1. Located at the nexus of many transit systems
* 2. Now include amenities that are available before, during, and after games and
* events
* 3. Horizontal integration of sport with entertainments options is more popular
* 4. Sport has sustained its popularity across several decades
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Transportation
When switched to cars as main mode in 60’s, many teams went to suburbs for parking (especially in west and south). But once luxury seating came, businesses were interested in suites and B2B deals. Cavs, Wizards, S.F. Giants, Lions, Pistons all moved to suburbs and came back to downtown.
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Decentralization of economic activity
Despite this, banks, law firms, real estate all hold office space in financial districts. This portion of teams fan base needs easy access to facilities. Many downtown revitalization strategies were enhanced by sport venues
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Who lives downtown
Young professionals
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What types of apartments and condos are in demand
Apartments and Condos in demand that offer easy access to restaurants and entertainment
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What are stadiums similar to
ballparks and stadiums are similar to large-scale real estate projects. Very similar to malls which offer large tracts of space that managers need to maximize revenues on
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6 Pieces of Real Estate that must be maximized


* **1. Luxury seating**
* **2. Seating deck**
* **Normal seats/bleachers**
* **3. Concourses and entrances**
* **4. Scoreboard and electronic displays**
* **5. Playing surface**
* **6. Naming rights**