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Topi
Yes, BV, I know that, but I meant the casino doesn't get the direct ticket revenue. Or maybe they take a percentage, I'm not sure.
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bv
A casino do need customers, and a hotel do need residents. The casino will probably look forward to new customers, not just attending the show, but also leaving some money at the tables of the casino floors. And hotel room prices are up by 50% from $400 to $600 or more on show day at their hotels on the site, so I assume it is good business for the casino to have 7,000 customers on their location for a day or two.
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Topi
Yes, BV, I know that, but I meant the casino doesn't get the direct ticket revenue. Or maybe they take a percentage, I'm not sure.
The venue "Hard Rock Live" do of course cost money to hire, money that is going to the Hard Rock corp.
What is most important is probably the high profile branding you get from having The Rolling Stones at your premises. Hard Rock Las Vegas got The Rolling Stones to perform at The Joint, their small club arena on their premises, first time on Feb 15, 1998, it was the last show of the 1997/1998 North America tour. I am sure it was a scoop, and it made branding for them.
Promoters are saying they don't make much money from booking The Rolling Stones, but it will be on your CV forever, so the Hard Rock Hollywood CV looks good right now, or at least once the show is being performed Nov 23.
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sarahunwin
Wasn't that the year they played the MGM Grand the following evening?
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sarahunwin
Actually, I think I am wrong the the Hard Rock/Joint and MGM Grand show the next night was later..... right?
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crawdaddy
What an absolute mess and rip off for genuine Rolling Stones fans who want to see the band performing live.
Affordable for the rich and mega rich people, who probably have never seen them play live before and consider it the same way as trophy hunting.
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crawdaddy
What an absolute mess and rip off for genuine Rolling Stones fans who want to see the band performing live.
Affordable for the rich and mega rich people, who probably have never seen them play live before and consider it the same way as trophy hunting.
Very frustrated message; think the face value price was very fair considering the rather small value and it's absolutely not a rip off. Also Im sure the place will be packed with (real) fans who have seen the Stones (many times) before.
Ofcourse it would sell out in a few minutes and as a result of that a number of tickets will be resold at a significant higher price.
This gives the people who were unlucky with TM a 2nd choice to purchase ticket price at market value....
Hendrik Mulder
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Rockman
These prices are what you pay if you want a hooker who calls herself a high class escort.
Cheaper ta get yaself a ten buck stick book ..... HHHHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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chrism13
Hi Nashville.
I am all for a free market economy ...but this is not anything 101 when you have sophisticated bots buying up tickets and other manipulative factors in play. This felt more like three card monte on 42nd street in 1979.
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chrism13
Hi Nashville.
I am all for a free market economy ...but this is not anything 101 when you have sophisticated bots buying up tickets and other manipulative factors in play. This felt more like three card monte on 42nd street in 1979.
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thanks
so what would be point of refusing an order on an available ticket though? if they're guiding it back towards scalper isn't price the same? Or is there a kickback? Get buyer to panic and try for platinum? The "device doesn't work" scam (if it is one) I have trouble seeing the reasoning.. if it was just me I'd really think sun spots, but I read so many getting that message and then miraculously everything worked once sold out
There are all sorts of blocking tactics TM uses against people or devices that abuse the site, hammering it with multiple ticket requests per IP but they do block out regular fans trying to get tickets. These blocks are tighter during the initial onsale period.
There are lots of tickets left, they trickle out the platinums using artificial scarcity, whether it's resale enabled or not, platinum tickets are often priced against tickets they receive from the resale feed.
Thanks Dan! I appreciate you discussing this.. So, thoughts on an answer during these "blocks?" What kind of device should a person buy? Should TM invent a special laptop wired directly to them that we can lease from them prior to ticket releases used only for purchasing tickets from them? .. Or is it more like the poster above hints that a small percentage of buyers will get through but others will be forced to buy platinum if they want a ticket? .. Not trying to be smartass.. But beyond silly to actually get through and then not being "allowed" to purchase.. Of course with the money I didn't get to spend I could repurchase a new copy of every Stones album instead, a few of them are beginning to skip.
Thx in advance for your answer, I'll stop beating this horse now