If you think they're going to substitute between different kinds of spending, then there's no new spending created - it's just substitution. Different people are getting the benefits of the spending, but there isn't any new kind of benefit generated.

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Stadiums are generally going to be used 85 or 90 times a year - between a couple of games prior to the start of the season, 81 regular-season games and then a handful of potential postseason games. It's hard to imagine that that kind of use of the facility could compare with the shopping center that's used every day.

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