LETTER: Sports teams just want more and more
August 15, 2019 - 9:00 pm

An Allegiant Stadium billboard is unveiled during the Las Vegas Stadium Topping Out Ceremony in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

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Ed Graney’s Monday piece on the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium quandary hits the nail on the head. (“D-backs fans a little baffled”).
Once a town throws money at a sports team and a stadium, that team will keep coming back for more.
Professional sports generates billions and billions of dollars, yet taxpayers are consistently left on the hook.
Go Raiders.