Discussion Post: Stadium and Arena Financing
When sports organizations want to finance a new stadium or arena, what specific options do they have for generating the necessary financing? Describe the range of public to private funding sources. Provide examples of how sports organizations have used the various methods to fund new venues. Sum up your ideas in 200-250 words.
• NFL team relocations in the age of modern stadium finance: Motivations for a team to move and implications for smaller markets. New York University Journal of Law & Business, 13(1).
• Playing a man down: Professional sports and stadium finance--how leagues and franchises extract favorable terms from American cities. Boston College Law Review, 59(1), 281-317
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.