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LAS VEGAS — Players Era Festival organizers have done what so many other have tried. They bet their fortunes in Las Vegas that a big payoff is coming. Money made off that kind of daring is why so many massive casino-resorts have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard. But it doesn't mean the organizers are wrong. They're counting on the $1 million in guaranteed name, image and likeness money that will go to each of the eight teams competing in the neutral-site tournament beginning Tuesday will create a precedent for other such events.
