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LETTER: Sports teams just want more and more

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An Allegiant Stadium billboard is unveiled during the Las Vegas Stadium Topping Out Ceremony in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
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Ed Graney’s Monday piece on the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium quandary hits the nail on the head. (“D-backs fans a little baffled”).

Once a town throws money at a sports team and a stadium, that team will keep coming back for more.

Professional sports generates billions and billions of dollars, yet taxpayers are consistently left on the hook.

Go Raiders.

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