Super Bowl Fiscal Analysis

I believe there is a large fiscal impact on cities that host Super Bowl events. In 2015, Glendale Arizona hosted Super Bowl XLIX. This week-long event gave the local economy a $720 million increase. An estimated $295 million was flowed into the local economy by domestic and international visitors from January 24th to February 1st. The overall economic impact an NFL championship game has a rippling effect on the local community. Visitors spend money throughout the host’s city, which circulates from one company to another, increasing the number of job opportunities for the city. According to a study commissioned by the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee and Arizona Commerce Authority, 63,259 Super Bowl ticket holders spend $180.6 million. They spent about $728 a day for an average of 3.92 nights. There were 58,516 people without ticket poured $100.6 million for the Super Bowl. They spent on average $423 daily for 4.06 days. In addition there were 5,033 out-of-state media employees who spent $14 million combined. They stayed in Glendale seven days and each day they spent $390. Super Bowl XLIX visitors and media spent an estimated $295 million over nine days leading up to the game on February 1st. …show more content…
For more than a decade, the NFL has proposed a nine-figure trade-off to host cities. If a city invests millions of taxpayer dollars in a new stadium, they will be able to host a Super Bowl. In the past twelve years, football stadiums have been built in seven cities. And by 2020, all of them will have hosted a Super Bowl. One of the league’s biggest priorities is to have new stadiums backed by as many public dollars as possible. And the promises of riches are tantalized by the NFL. According to Conventions, Sports & Leisure International, taxpayers supply approximately $250 million to build NFL