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Originally Posted by Prometheus
The Roughriders, by contrast, had gate receipts of $13.1 M with only 9 home games in a metro population of 210,000.
Thus, the Roughriders generated twice as much in gate receipts per game than the Raptors ($1.5 M for the Roughrider vs. $756,000 for the Raptors). |
Let's be honest here, those 9 home games are barely ever weekday games, and fewer home games mostly on weekends allows out-of-towners to make the trip to see the game.
Everyone knows the Riders' market is the entire province, and even neighbouring provinces. Very different situations.