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Originally Posted by Scott_4140
There are lots of potential behind the scenes motives. We will never know unless FIRST decides to share.
To be efficient FIRST needs to manage all the events like a business. This appears to be the main factor here. Low performing "stores" get closed, so you can open at a different location just a block away. So the block here, is in anther state. Case by case handling sets a precedent they may not want to deal with.
If you look at the CA District angle, this is one more incentive to push CA into the District model. Forces CA to get it done! It's in their best interest to if Las Vegas might go away.
This is only 2 of dozens of potential motives.
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The real customer is the teams. If regionals competed with other with entry fees, Las Vegas would be at the top with the highest demand. What we have is that a highly demanded product but it gets money from other sources. Teams love this regional, its a shame there are not enough sponsors to help. If team demand translate to more money for the regional, this regional would be fine but the business model is not set up that way.
To be fair most Californians would consider Nevada part of our community and vice-versa. Especially those in So Cal, Las Vegas is a second home. A So Cal Joke is that Las Vegas (Clark County) is part of the Greater Los Angelas Area. I am pretty sure a lot of California teams want to keep going to Las Vegas even when California has Districts.
In regards to the slow process of California getting districts I just wanted to add to Eric's point that a lot of high schools in California only have one gym. Almost every sport is practiced outside in California. If there is a school assembly, its held outside. School dances often happen off campus. Cafeterias are extremely rare in California. So typical California high schools only have one large building on campus.