Georgia county predicts $100M revenue loss after MLB pulls All-Star Game over voting law

Cobb County is expected to lose millions of dollars in tourism revenue following a decision from Major League Baseball officials to move the All-Star Game and draft weekend from Atlanta, where the Braves play, in protest of a new voting law in Georgia.

Officials in the county forecast a loss of over $100 million, including 8,000 filled hotel rooms that will no longer be needed, which is anticipated to be a significant blow to the hospitality industry that is still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, according to WSB-TV.