Originally Posted by Ray3:
In order to raise purses, we would need to raise ticket prices. Have you done the same comparison on front gate admission? Would fans be willing to pay more? There is so much more competition for the entertainment dollar today. Unfortunately, competition for that dollar has created downward pressure on ticket prices. You have to make up the difference in volume of tickets.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find what admission for a weekly show was in 1990 @ Lawrenceburg or any other IN weekly track for that matter. Using the same multiplier, today’s $15 admission would equate to about $7 in 1990.