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Old 02-04-2010, 01:36 PM  
Sly
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Originally Posted by kane View Post
I never understood why some cities work so hard to get the Olympics. All you ever hear about is how much money it costs the city and that they end up in debt when it is over. The same for the TV side. I read that NBC will lose 200 million dollars broadcasting the Olympics. Then why do they do it?
I wonder if they make the money back indirectly. Bragging rights to sell ads on their other sports programs, etc.
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