So if I drop $200 to go see a Sabres game that money didn’t come at the expense of some other entertainment option in Buffalo? The wife and I are doing pretty well but we don’t have an unlimited entertainment budget, especially with cost of living going up faster than salaries. Chances are if I drop $200 on Sabres tickets I’m not also going to hit up the Chop House, or a Bills game that week.
Yes, the casino is a one stop shop, and they have an advantage of being tax free. Their prices are still similar though. I’m a horrible example because I have no interest at all in giving my money away at a casino, but my co-worker who lives in the Falls goes at least once a month. Sometimes he does eat there was well, but he still goes out to other restaurants as well. It’s not like people are going to say “I can eat tax free at the casino, so that will be the only place I ever eat again”.