SHOCKING Brutal News: Las Vegas much -anticipated NFL result is in the biggest super Bowl.
The much-anticipated NFL/Vegas alliance could result in the biggest Super Bowl ever
Like two lovers who have been admiring each other for decades, Las Vegas and the Super Bowl have just the right amount of tension to keep them apart.
That is, until now.
And the electricity that permeates everything during Super Bowl week is the result of that tension being released.
This week, the NFL embraced Vegas and applied severe pressure after years of rejection and neglect.
Commissioner Roger Goodell responded to a question on Monday regarding potential obstacles to the NFL’s embrace of Las Vegas, saying, “I can’t think of a single negative thing about it.” The Raiders’ arrival in 2020 and the Super Bowl this year are two examples.
This is a ridiculous reversal of events for the NFL, which not too long ago forbade the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority from purchasing an advertisement in the Super Bowl program for fear that it would inadvertently seem that the NFL supports gambling.
Furthermore, the NFL and Las Vegas continued to march forward as win-win partners without even so much as a nod in one other’s direction because sports wagering was prohibited everywhere but Nevada.
All of that was altered in 2018 when the federal sports betting ban was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, eliminating the NFL and other sports leagues’ justification for staying out of the game.
`If there’s one shocking thing about all of this, it’s how quickly it all happened. All of the public opposition to being associated with gambling, which had been a mainstay of every NFL commissioner’s platform, disappeared in an instant. Of all, for a long while, Las Vegas and the NFL had found great success in their long-distance partnership.
The NFL became the most popular sport to bet on during the 1960s and 1970s, with wagering numbers dwarfed by those of other major league sports. The NFL would profit from customers who bet lawfully in Las Vegas and illegally everywhere else. customers would travel to Las Vegas to wager on the NFL.
Never before has two distinct entities had such a strong mutual interest. And with that comes a fondness for everything ostentatious.
The NFL is the epitome of grandiosity in sports; from its opulent, contemporary stadiums decked out with opulent amenities, to its yearly April draft, which has evolved into a traveling circus that draws tens of thousands of fans, to its grand finale, the Super Bowl, which features an extravagant array of parties attended by celebrities and the ultra-wealthy.
But what happens if you surround extravagant with extravagant? You win the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, though.
When it comes to making money, nobody should be surprised that this Super Bowl week is a wonderful example of capitalism at its best.
It’s almost impossible to find any good deals on lodging, dining, or other entertainment. It has been observed that souvenir shops are promoting T-shirts for $80 and hoodies for as much as $30 each. Regarding attending the game, ticket reseller Stubhub reports that the average cost of a ticket on the resale market is tracking at $8,600, making it the most expensive game to attend in history.
That is what occurs when supply cannot keep up with demand, which seems to be the case this week in Las Vegas everywhere you turn.
Naturally, all of this is beneficial to the NFL, whose fame seems to have no limits.