Grand Prix Racing Comes to Charm City
It is a new day in Baltimore. To paraphrase the mayor, getting grand prix racing in Baltimore is a game changing event! No longer will …
Dennis Coates
Stadiums, economic development and slot machines
Here in Maryland we are in what seems to be a never-ending battle over the merits of allowing slot machines into the state. The original …
The Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Again
The NBA imposed a minimum age requirement for draftees in 2006. Now high schoolers are jumping to Europe rather than play against the “inferior competition” …
NY Stadium Deals
I have been asked by numerous reporters why state and local governments continue to fund stadium subsidies if they don’t pay off in economic development …
College Football Scheduling
State legislators across the country have periodically inserted themselves into the scheduling of athletic events of their state’s universities and colleges. During the period when …
Football franchises – the gift that keeps on giving
This morning’s Baltimore Sun had as it’s cover story “Many win if Ravens do”. I know readers of this blog will enjoy the story, as …
economic development, Economic Impact, hockey, nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, public funding, sports and the economy, Stadium Subsidies
Ice Hockey Success in the Sun Belt
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by John Miller about a story he was writing on the Phoenix Coyotes. As readers of The …
Demand for season tickets
The New York Jets and the New York Giants are raising ticket prices, they say to cover the $1.6 billion cost of the new stadium …
Czech that boondoggle
The Czech Republic has apparently learned a lot about democracy in a short time. It seems that Czech lower house chairman Miloslav Vlcek may have …
An idea that won’t catch on
After playing especially poorly on Friday night, a Bundesliga first division team announced it would refund the ticket price to its fans that attended the …