Intel Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. have agreed to buy
     "substantial stakes" in FL-based SportsLine USA, according
     to David Poppe of the MIAMI HERALD.  SportsLine said Intel
     agreed to buy 537,634 shares of stock and Mitsubishi agreed
     to buy 215,054 shares for $9.30 per share.  Together, the
     two companies would invest $7M into SportsLine in exchange
     for a 5.5% ownership stake.  Their purchase would be part of
     SportsLine's IPO of 3.5 million shares, in which SportsLine
     "anticipates" other investors paying $10 per share.  One
     analyst told Poppe that the commitments from Intel and
     Mitsubishi "may help sell the IPO to other investors who
     have shied away" from SportsLine.  Poppe adds that
     SportsLine originally "hoped to raise at least" $40M in its
     IPO, but the latest prospectus says that figure has been
     "scaled back" to $35M (MIAMI HERALD, 10/30).

          The "financial windfall" from hosting four World Series
     games "could run" $88M for the Marlins and other businesses,
     according to Horn & Fins of the Fort Lauderdale SUN-
     SENTINEL.  The following numbers, all in millions, come from
     Marlins economic analyst Jeff Ross (SUN-SENTINEL, 10/28).  
     

  
 
    
 
      
INDUSTRY 
        
    
    
 
      
DIRECT

        SALES
    
    
 
      
INDIRECT

        SALES
    
    
 
      
TOTAL

        SALES
    
  
  
 
    
Marlins
    
 
      
$19.86 
        
    
    
 
      
$43.44 
        
    
    
 
      
$63.31 
        
    
  
  
 
    
Hotels
    
 
      
5.6
    
    
 
      
6.27
    
    
 
      
11.88
    
  
  
 
    
Restaurants/Bars
    
 
      
2.26
    
    
 
      
2.194
    
    
 
      
4.46
    
  
  
 
    
Transit
    
 
      
1.98
    
    
 
      
2.09
    
    
 
      
4.07
    
  
  
 
    
Entertainment
    
 
      
1.74
    
    
 
      
1.76
    
    
 
      
3.5
    
  
  
 
    
Retail 
      Stores
    
 
      
0.346
    
    
 
      
0.491
    
    
 
      
0.836
    
  
  
 
    
Laundry, 
      etc.
    
 
      
0.147
    
    
 
      
0.024
    
    
 
      
0.171
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
 
      
OVERALL
    
    
 
      
$31.96 
        
    
    
 
      
$56.28 
        
    
    
 
      
$88.24 
        
    
  

        
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