A Sure Bet: The Economic Impact of Oakland Raiders’ Move to Vegas
Vegas appears to have hit the jackpot, economic impact-wise. Nevada gets eight NFL games per year, potential Super Bowls, Pro Bowls and NFL Drafts and...
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The National Hockey League to Miss the First Winter Olympic Games in 20 Years
The NHL just put the Winter Olympics on ice. The announcement ended a long debate about whether the league would allow its players to skate for their ...
Korean Officials Encourage Mixing Business and Pleasure at 2018 Winter Olympics
After the morass of bad luck that was the run-up to the Rio Olympics, it’s no surprise that the Korean Tourism Organization is looking to put a happy ...
Where Have All The Flowers Gone? A False Spring Followed by a Blizzard Hurts the Backdrop of Blooms Spring Event Planners Count On
Mother Nature had some serious mood swings this spring. From teasing the Northeast with temperatures in the 70s one week to pounding it with blizzards...
Coming to an Airliner Near You: Flight Attendants Trained in Martial Arts
It might be an unfortunate reminder of the times or possibly a way to control ticket prices and enhance security. Either way, it’s a boost to martial ...
2017 Masters by the Numbers: Green Jackets, Pink Azaleas and More
The tickets don’t cost less than $1,400. The concessions don't cost more than $3 (a whopping $5 for an import beer.) The Masters returns, bringing ama...
While Some Sports Edge Toward Olympic Limelight, Others Struggle in Obscurity
Even with cheerleading gaining provisional IOC recognition and pole dancing lobbying for it too, some sports still struggle to step onto the internati...
Tax Day and Easter Mean Big Returns for Sports Events
Here come Peter Cottontail AND the tax man… with planners of sports events not far behind, ready to make money on novelty tie-ins. With April 15 fall...
IOC Warns Pyeongchang 2018 to Move Forward or Risk Harming Image of Games
It wouldn’t be a countdown to the Olympics without political drama, and without the host city declaring all was well regardless. Case in point: Pyeong...
North Carolina Repeals HB2 - NCAA Grudgingly Allows State to Bid
The decision by North Carolina lawmakers to repeal House Bill 2, the state’s infamous so-called “bathroom bill,”comes just weeks before the NCAA is se...