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Originally Posted by Qbranch
...when you go to a regional, not only do you (as a team) pay to go there, the site pays FIRST to have the regional there as well...
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I think you might be confusing sponsorship with payment. FIRST definitely pays in order to use the venue for a competition.
There is usually a major sponsor (or several) of the event that gives FIRST a lot of money. Such money would typically be "restricted" to help pay for that specific event. Sometimes a sponsor is closely affiliated with the venue, such as with Purdue University and the Armory. Sometimes not, as with Microsoft and the Tacoma Convention Center. But the site never pays FIRST.