Hosting the Super Bowl gets pricier every time the big game comes to Arizona, but the state is covering some of this year's expenses.
Hosting the Super Bowl gets pricier every time the big game comes to Arizona, but the state is covering some of this year's expenses., lawmakers and then-Gov. Doug Ducey created a Major Events Fund in 2022 that's controlled by the Arizona Commerce Authority .
The head of the ACA is responsible for issuing grants, but the nonprofit Major Events Host Committee was created to distribute the grant money. Parry tells Axios the money will go to the Super Bowl Host Committee to pay for expenses such as marketing, decor, media relations and stadium preparations. Arizona had to pledge only $12 million to $13 million for the 2008 Super Bowl, which increased to about $28 million for the 2015 event, she said.While the ACA is a government entity subject to public records law, it transfers the money to a private group, the Major Events Host Committee, which is not.
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