The Tampa Super Bowl Swindle

USF Economics Professor Phillip Porter worked on a report there is no proof that the Super Bowl boosts Tampa's economy.

Porter a USF professor helped in the research in newly published article in the Southern Economic Journal. Porter points to evidence. For example Tampa has hosted three super bowls.

If you take the average sales tax revenue the year before and the year after each Super Bowl in Tampa and compare it to the game year it is virtually the same.

That 's true for 1984 where the average January sales tax in the year before and the year after was $481,664,100 while the January sale tax for 1984 Super Bowl year was $ 472,265,700.

In1991 the average January sales tax in the year before and the year after was $734,605,750 and the sales tax for January 1991 the Super Bowl year was $720,206,300

And 2001 the average January sales tax in the year before and the year after was $1,392,283,772 compared to January 2001 the Super Bowl year its was $1,440,387,270.

Porter says the numbers hold true for other cities that host the Super Bowl. City officials and sports nthusiasts continue to tout bogus numbers. They aren't about to tell taxpayers that their dollars are paying for sporting events that have no positive economic impact on their community.

I paid subscription is needed to read the report on Southern Economic Journal. I would appreciate if someone sends me a copy of the study.