Scam is a heavy word, but This appears to be business as usual for sports arena. Hopeful the deal that Dallas puts together will be better.
The Texas Rangers’ Ballpark Scam Is Even Worse Than We Thought Back in June, WFAA-TV took a close look at the Texas Rangers’ proposal to build a new stadium in Arlington, which the city and team insist would be built with a 50-50 split of private and public money. WFAA-TV discovered an unprecedented clause in the proposal that proved the 50-50 promise to be horseshit, and now further investigating has revealed that the stadium deal is somehow even worse for taxpayers than previously thought.