That's so he can float the bill for the new LU stadium ...c'mon, Sly, keep up here. (j/k)
(Really, the Anschutz thing is simply for amusement from the research dug up on him in that one thread...but I wouldn't turn away a stadium gift or endowment deposit. 
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However, Modern day Robin Hood, I say
...no really, building the arena is one thing (although, with the recent NBA ref thing, Vegas and a sports franchise are strange befellows in that regard...but from a demo perspective you've got a ton of people ready to spend their money on entertainment in a rapidly growing city--albeit a city that may take a hit with the housing downturn...nonetheless, it should be interesting to see how that convoluted situation works out--that is, can they really lure a Major League professional team with those two conditionals.)
Now, as I understand it, AEG does stadiums for entertainment and entertainment management...as far as I know, not into the gambling business. The partnership for this specific project may make some uneasy, but I wouldn't necessarily castigate the brand or the conservative leanings of its founder...wouldn't the structure of this deal be a (private/private) setup similar to what LU was trying to structure with the city (a private/public setup) concerning a new arena...in that LU would enter into a partnership of sorts with the city, and there would be the presence of alcohol served on the premises as the building would be city owned...
In the Vegas arena case, as I understand it, the Arena will be built on the strip between two casinos, but won't have gambling on the Arena premises, nor will AEG receive revenue from the gambling activity at the Harrah's owned casinos.
All of that said, if Anschutz offered to foot the bill for a new stadium or new arena, I surmise LU would be hard pressed to say no. Would we want them too?
- By ECC29
- By LU Armchair coach