The NEW Bills Stadium and the NEW Las Vegas

[DeepPass]

It's not hard to observe the Corporate strategies at these two destinations.

 

Las Vegas isn't about cheap food, inexpensive drinks and living like a king for a few days of gambling anymore.  With $16 Budweiser's, resort fees higher than room rates and $150 buffets the 'average' tourist is being priced out.  The Corporations that run Las Vegas are making higher profits with less people coming to town.  The wealthy and high rollers are  now their target guests.

 

It seems to me the Bills are using the same strategy with the new stadium.  Fewer seats, seat licenses and much higher ticket prices are making it difficult for the 'average' fan to attend a game.  The people that filled the 80,000 seats in Rich Stadium and now 70,000 seats are being left out.  They aren't needed anymore!  The Bills will make more profit with fewer fans to deal with.

 

I think we'll miss the days of raucous, crazy fans cheering on the Bills!

[Ya Digg?]

You’re describing literally every big business there is, it’s not just a Bills/Las Vegas thing. I’m honestly trying to think of something popular now (or even a necessity like flying) that hasn’t priced out the average American/family. I just read today that it now costs an average of $4000-$10,000 for a family of 4 to go to Disney for 5 days 

[BigDingus]

You're right, but that's just how this country has become. The NFL, NBA, MLB, etc. isn't targeting the average American for live games anymore. 

 

Corporations buying up real estate, driving up prices so the aerage person can no longer buy a house. Grocery prices through the roof. College tuition has become so expesive it's shocking. Tickets to concerts & live events cost a small fortune. Subscription services increasing prices faster than ever. 

 

It's effecting every hobby.

 

Like for mine - Video games & video game consoles used to go DOWN in price. Not anymore! You got Microsoft raising prices on 5 year old hardware twice in the same year. Nintendo raising prices on 9 year consoles. Games were $60 for 15 years, now they've gone up to $70 & $80 in just the last 5 (plus tons of in-game microtransactions & DLC).

 

So don't get mad at the Bills. They're just keeping up with the Jones' (and Jerry Jones').

[rusty shackleford]

[loyal2dagame]

2 hours ago, rusty shackleford said:

 

In line with pricing people out, it's funny that TKO, who owns the UFC and WWE, came out and said that Vince McMahon priced his product for families and TKO is increasing prices for maximum profit. The tickets for John Cena's final match are $8500 for floor seats and $250 for nose bleeds. 

 

[Cheektowaga Chad]

Currently the actual season ticket prices are nearly identical. im actually gonna pay less next season in season tickets than I am this season for supposedly similar seats

 

Will that continue, we will see

 

4 minutes ago, loyal2dagame said:

 

In line with pricing people out, it's funny that TKO, who owns the UFC and WWE, came out and said that Vince McMahon priced his product for families and TKO is increasing prices for maximum profit. The tickets for John Cena's final match are $8500 for floor seats and $250 for nose bleeds. 

 

The WWE is about to end if TKO has there way

[Bills fan since 87]

1 hour ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Currently the actual season ticket prices are nearly identical. im actually gonna pay less next season in season tickets than I am this season for supposedly similar seats

 

Will that continue, we will see

 

The WWE is about to end if TKO has there way

AEDub!

[Kirby Jackson]

Lol, I love these threads. 🤣🤣 One of the funniest things on social media is when people complain about businesses making more money. 🤣 Can someone please share with the group which businesses AREN’T trying to make more money?

[WotAGuy]

9 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Lol, I love these threads. 🤣🤣 One of the funniest things on social media is when people complain about businesses making more money. 🤣 Can someone please share with the group which businesses AREN’T trying to make more money?

TBD?

[Buffalo Junction]

25 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Lol, I love these threads. 🤣🤣 One of the funniest things on social media is when people complain about businesses making more money. 🤣 Can someone please share with the group which businesses AREN’T trying to make more money?

All I can come up with is Arizona Iced Tea. That’ll probably change when the owner dies or retires though. 

[ProcessTruster]

putting the PSL cost aside, are the new stadium game ticket prices comparable to what game ticket prices are today (for similar seats, of course) ?     

 

any insight to share on this?? 

 

thanks

[Kirby Jackson]

2 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

TBD?

Fair but I’d say it’s more service than business. Scott’s the man

1 hour ago, Buffalo Junction said:

All I can come up with is Arizona Iced Tea. That’ll probably change when the owner dies or retires though. 

Great answer

[SoCal Deek]

There’s nothing to see here. It’s the natural evolution of things. Sure, Major League sports have become more expensive as they’ve become more and more popular. This has been happening slowly over many decades. But “corporations”? I think not. It’s nothing more than a business model. Some car manufacturers target higher end customers. So do some restaurants, and clothing stores. But….there are plenty of options to attend entertainment events (sports, theater, etc) that are not super expensive. For example, I regularly attend college games of almost every sport that are actually FREE. It’s competitive and a ton of fun. 

[RiotAct]

1 hour ago, ProcessTruster said:

putting the PSL cost aside, are the new stadium game ticket prices comparable to what game ticket prices are today (for similar seats, of course) ?     

 

any insight to share on this?? 

 

thanks

most people have reported anywhere from a 20-50% increase in ticket prices for 2026.

[John Gianelli]

12 hours ago, Ya Digg? said:

You’re describing literally every big business there is, it’s not just a Bills/Las Vegas thing. I’m honestly trying to think of something popular now (or even a necessity like flying) that hasn’t priced out the average American/family. I just read today that it now costs an average of $4000-$10,000 for a family of 4 to go to Disney for 5 days 

We still have people dropping a dollar in the collection basket on Sunday.

[PromoTheRobot]

34 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

There’s nothing to see here. It’s the natural evolution of things. Sure, Major League sports have become more expensive as they’ve become more and more popular. This has been happening slowly over many decades. But “corporations”? I think not. It’s nothing more than a business model. Some car manufacturers target higher end customers. So do some restaurants, and clothing stores. But….there are plenty of options to attend entertainment events (sports, theater, etc) that are not super expensive. For example, I regularly attend college games of almost every sport that are actually FREE. It’s competitive and a ton of fun. 

 

College and minor league sports are always there. UB football and basketball are D1 programs and dirt cheap. Night out with a family of 4, incl tickets, parking and food, for under $100. Bandits lacrosse tickets are still pretty cheap and they are a dynasty.

 

Buffalo is a member of a very exclusive club: being an NFL city. These are the costs to belong. In fact if Buffalo didn't get the Bills in the 60's or Sabres in the 70's, a city of our size and economic stature would never sniff a professional franchise in any sport.

Edited 2 hours ago by PromoTheRobot

[SoCal Deek]

Keep in mind that back when the Bills began, the players bagged groceries in the offseason. I highly doubt that you’ll see either Josh or his starlet wife working the produce section at Wegmans this spring. 

[RiotAct]

2 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Keep in mind that back when the Bills began, the players bagged groceries in the offseason. I highly doubt that you’ll see either Josh or his starlet wife working the produce section at Wegmans this spring. 

you never know!

[HOUSE]

The average fan was priced out the market 20 years ago. 

This is news ?

 

 

[Augie]

17 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

The average fan was priced out the market 20 years ago. 

This is news ?

 

 

 

No, the real news is we have found a way to equate Las Vegas and Buffalo. This is ground breaking!