In the Green Felt Journal available in today’s Vegas Seven, I take a look at the real impact of the Electric Daisy Carnival on Las Vegas:
Generally speaking, if you want to bring an event to Las Vegas, the town is happy to oblige, provided you do three things:
1. Fill rooms with people who …
2. Open their wallets and …
3. Don’t disturb the other paying guests.Since last year’s event hit each of those benchmarks, this year the Electric Daisy Carnival is being welcomed back with open arms.
via Electric Daisy Economics | Vegas Seven.
I’d seen an economic impact statement and wanted to do a little comparison shopping. Turns out, EDC provides a respectable boost in spending for Las Vegas (no surprise there) that is right in line with many other major events.
I thought the LA Times editorial comments made a nice juxtaposition to the apparent success of EDC in Las Vegas, too.