The Super Bowl is now set. The economic climate is possibly the worst it has ever been for a Super Bowl. In addition to that, the Cardinals may be the team with the smallest fan base in the NFL. It is essentially a city of transplants.
Most likely, the viewers outside of Pittsburgh and the small contingency of Cardinals fans in Arizona will be watching because of a bet, a square in an office pool, or just because it is a social event.
However, what I am interested in is the advertising. Super Bowl ads are probably the best commercials and definitely the most expensive. This year, they're having trouble selling that ad space. The usual suspects, Fed Ex, GM, etc. are not going to be there this year. If gambling had been legalized, these ads would have been bought up by the companies behind online gaming sites. This is yet another way our economy would be infused with money. Television, radio, and our struggling print media will be saturated with ads from these sites.
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