Benson makes Forbes billionaire list with $1.2 billion fortune

TheOak · 03-05-2013, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

There are studies regarding the impact of pro teams on cities. I'm not going to bust out an arsenal of references but from what I have read, it ain't all that great. It just isn't. Some reports have compared it to a single big box store.

With out the Saints this would not happen.
"The total, $434 million, has risen from the estimates of $249 million for the 1997 New Orleans Super Bowl and $299 for the 2002 New Orleans Super Bowl. In 2013, the spending could generate $26 million in tax revenue for local and state agencies."
Super Bowl 2013 reverberating through the New Orleans economy | NOLA.com

What would the Dome look like Post Katrina with out the Saints?

Here is a bit of what you are looking for
http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/anderso...s/stadiums.pdf

Lets not ignore the Motel rooms, restaurant and bar tabs generated for home games.

And you said economic impact is probably a single digit number or percentage? Remember All revenues are taxed at the State level also. Including Players income along with Toms.

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TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: Benson makes Forbes billionaire list with $1.2 billion fortune Originally Posted by Beastmode There are studies regarding the impact of pro teams on cities. I'm not going to bust out an arsenal of references but from what I have read, it ain't all that great. It just isn't. Some reports have compared it to a single big box store. With out the Saints this would not happen. "The total, $434 million, has risen from the estimates of $249 million for the 1997 New Orleans Super Bowl and $299 for the 2002 New Orleans Super Bowl. In 2013, the spending could generate $26 million in tax revenue for local and state agencies." Super Bowl 2013 reverberating through the New Orleans economy \| NOLA.com What would the Dome look like Post Katrina with out the Saints? Here is a bit of what you are looking for http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/anderso...s/stadiums.pdf Lets not ignore the Motel rooms, restaurant and bar tabs generated for home games. And you said economic impact is probably a single digit number or percentage? Remember All revenues are taxed at the State level also. Including Players income along with Toms.
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