Brian Iannucci of Dallas watched as Argentina played a World Cup match against Austria on June 22 during an invite-only watch party at Argentina 163, a restaurant in Euless.
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The shocking amounts of brisket have been consumed, The Londoner’s beergate controversy has faded and the singing Argentines have left Klyde Warren Park. But now that Dallas’ wildly well-received, monthlong World Cup hosting party has ended, just how big of an economic boost did the tournament actually provide?
A new report from Bank of America offers one indication: a roughly 3.75% year-over-year overall local spending boost for the duration of the tournament.
“I do think that the true economic benefit came from attracting visitors,” said Taylor Bowley, an economist at Bank of America Institute who worked on the report. “It’s the fans that travel that really introduce…
