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getting on*' at that price is high
ly unlikely
More than 62.000 tickets to
the event were sold by lottery
last April at prices ranging from
$30 in the stratosphere of the
[ionic to $65 c loser to courtside
Tuesday dozens of (Inssified
ads in the Times-Picnvunr
announced ti< kets wanted and
for sale Calls to several of the
800 numbers found tickets,
when available, priced from
$275 to $850 each
Such sales are illegal, at.* end
ing to Sgt Marlon Deiillo of the
New Orleans Police Department,
but unlikely to end in prosec u
tion.
“If we had complaints we'd
investigate," Del-i 1 lo said VVe
haven't had complaints. I find it
hard to believe, hut people will
pay outrageous prices to get into
the game.”
Pleas for tickets range from
the mercenary approach,
promising quic k cash for the
tickets, to other ploys aimed at
plucking the heartstrings of tic k
et holders.
"I have a friend who adver
tised that his kid was seriously
ill and wanted to see the game
before it was too late, said
Mark Adams “liven that didn't
get them tic kets at cost. I think
he paid about $300 ecu h.
though, and that's not bad.”
The two-day schedule drew
more than 120.00(1 when the
big-arena format was launc hed
m 1082. The Superdome hosted
*1 find it hard to
believe, but people
will pay
outrageous prices
to get into the
game.’
Sgt Marlon DeFillo.
Now Orleans police
the tournament again in 1AH7
and drew 130.000
Attendant e this year will he
about 124,000 because addition
al suites have been added suu e
1087. Peneguy said
There are 132 suites in the
Superdome The luxury act om
modations feature living room
like settings, wet liars and pri
vate bathrooms in addition to
seats outside the boxes lor view
ing the games
Suite holders are entitled to
buy one tu ket per seat to inn
event in the Superdome
Organizations selling suite
tickets for the event range from
the New Orleans Saints to pro
fessionol ticket sellers like Pre
ferred Tickets in Indianapolis,
hid.
Preferred Tickets offered suite
accommodations on the near
court side to both (lavs' games,
including catering and an open
bar, lor $1,500 each A woman
answering the telephone at Pre
ferred Sports said they had 10
spots left to sell.
"Once you've seen it from a
suite you don't want to go back
to the stands." she said
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