Capital One Bowl Tickets

2009 Capital One Bowl:
Penn State vs. LSU

Capital One Bowl has been called that since 2003. This bowl is run by the Florida Citrus Sports, which is a non-profit entity. Each year, this event is held at just past noon, right on New Year’s Day. It comes before the Rose Bowl affair.

Based on an economic study that recently came out, the Capital One Bowl gave a very important contribution to both Orange County and Orlando city. According to the findings, the game made possible a projected $42.3M in terms of economic activities. The spending done related to this bowl raked in $5M plus in terms of taxes for state, county, and city.

In the words of the Exective Director of the Florida Citrus Sports, the Capital One Bowl made an impact in the purest form. This $42.3M-impact originated from three avenues: the money spent by non-locals, the spending of the teams and their entourages, and the operational costs shelled out by the Florida Citrus sports in producing the contest. A further look revealed that both fans and teams dished out around $8M in accommodations, $5.2M in bars, and no less than $2M for other promotions.

This study discovered that 86% of the 70,000 attendees live outside Orange County. Those who were interviewed were from 79 states, all who saw the Capital One Bowl live.

So, if you are still hesitating on buying Capital One Bowl tickets for the next game, do not. You not not get to watch great sports action, but you help out the economy as well.