riverplate
01 Feb 2004, 11:04 AM
From the Associated Press:
NFL THREAT HALTS PARTIES IN LAS VEGAS FOR SUPER BOWL
Casinos are canceling Super Bowl parties and giving refunds to thousands of people after the National Football League threatened legal action against some of the biggest hotels in Las Vegas. Several hotels received letters last week informing them that their parties were "unauthorized use of NFL intellectual property."
Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesman, said the league recently became aware of large scale parties planned in Las Vegas and elsewhere around the country.
"These establishments were attempting to charge admission for something we are offering for free, and we believe that's a violation of a long-standing NFL policy that specifically prohibits mass out-of-home broadcasts," McCarthy said.
A Super Bowl party at a movie theater at the Palms in Las Vegas was scrapped after the hotel received a letter from the league on January 23. The gathering usually attracts several hundred people, who eat hot dogs and drink beer and compete in games and raffles for $39.99.
NFL THREAT HALTS PARTIES IN LAS VEGAS FOR SUPER BOWL
Casinos are canceling Super Bowl parties and giving refunds to thousands of people after the National Football League threatened legal action against some of the biggest hotels in Las Vegas. Several hotels received letters last week informing them that their parties were "unauthorized use of NFL intellectual property."
Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesman, said the league recently became aware of large scale parties planned in Las Vegas and elsewhere around the country.
"These establishments were attempting to charge admission for something we are offering for free, and we believe that's a violation of a long-standing NFL policy that specifically prohibits mass out-of-home broadcasts," McCarthy said.
A Super Bowl party at a movie theater at the Palms in Las Vegas was scrapped after the hotel received a letter from the league on January 23. The gathering usually attracts several hundred people, who eat hot dogs and drink beer and compete in games and raffles for $39.99.