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WEBVTT THOUSANDS OF FANS WHO AREEXPECTED TO BE HERE.THE BASKETBALL GODS HAVEUNVEILED THE BRACKET THAT WHOFANATICS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.EVERYBODY LOVES BRACKETS ANDMARCH MADNESS IS A FUN THING.WE ALL LOVE THAT.I HAVE MY BRACKETS.MIKE THE RUSH OF EXCITEMENT ANDDOLLARS FROM OUT-OF-TOWN FANS ISWORTH ABOUT $5 MILLION FOR THESACRAMENTO ECONOMY.>> WE HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT TEAMSCOMING IN.LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLEFROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMEINTO SACRAMENTO EATING IN ARESTAURANT'S, DRINKING IN OURBARS.MIKE AND STAYING IN HOTELS LIKETHE DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY INN.>> ALL THE STAFF IS GOING TO BEON THEIR TOES, WE ARE GOING TOBE HOPPING.MIKE CRAIG IS VISITING FROMOHIO AND JUST EXPERIENCED HISFIRST KINGS GAME AT SACRAMENTO'SGOLDEN ONE CENTER.HE CALLS A GREAT VENUE FORBASKETBALL.>> IT IS BEAUTIFUL.I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMETHINGLIKE THAT IN CLEVELAND.I LOVE THE OPENNESS OF IT.MIKE: THE GOLDEN ONE IS HOSTINGSACRAMENTO'S FIRST NCAABASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN 10YEARS.IF THE FANS COME OUT IN BIGNUMBERS IT COULD BE THE START OFSOMETHING REALLY BIG.>> WE DO HAVE FOUR MORE YEARS OFBIDS THAT WE HAVE ALREADYSUBMITTED TO THE NCAA AND WEWANT TO SEE MORE CHAMPIONSHIPSCOME TO SACRAMENTO.MIKE: THAT IS EXACTLY WHATDOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELSARE OPEN FOR AS WELL.>> WONDERFUL FOR BUSINESS.

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Tickets are going fast for the NCAA tournament at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The big name teams coming here include UCLA and Oregon -- but no matter who emerges on top in the first round, the big winner will be the city of Sacramento. “All the eyes of the sports world will be on Sacramento,” Sacramento Sports Commission Director Mike Sophia said. “We have eight teams coming in,” Sacramento Kings President Chris Granger said. “So literally, thousands of people from all across the country will be coming to Sacramento, eating in our restaurants, drinking in our bars.” They will be watching in person and on big screens to root on their teams. “Anything can happen,” said Bryan Parker, a college basketball fan from Sacramento. “It's the Cinderella story. That's what people are here for. Seeing the team that against all odds works their way into the top eight and the Final Four." “Everybody loves brackets and March Madness is a fun thing,” college basketball fan Josh Earl said. “We all love that. I've got my brackets.” The basketball tournament is expected to provide a big shot in the arm for Sacramento. “The economic impact is conservatively estimated to be around $5 million,” Sophia said. “For an event of this magnitude, that's probably a little bit higher. People tend to spend more for NCAA tournament weekends." Some of that money will be coming to the downtown Holiday Inn, where NCAA officials have already booked 60 rooms -- with only a few remaining for out of town fans. “I think our phones are going to go pretty wild,” Holiday Inn manager Mary Gilbert said. “I'm assuming that reservations will make a big impact.” “It means big things. It means the staff is going to be on their toes," Gilbert added. "We're going to be popping. There's going to be people everywhere.” Greg Siwik, an Ohio man who is currently staying at the Holiday Inn, just experienced his first Sacramento Kings game at the Golden 1 Center. He said it’s a great venue for basketball. “It is beautiful,” he said. “I would love to see something like that in Cleveland. I just loved the openness of it.” This is first time in 10 years that Sacramento has hosted an NCAA men’s basketball tournament -- thanks this time to the Golden 1 Center. If fans continue to flock there, it could be the start of something big. “We do have four more years of bids that we already have submitted to the NCAA,” Sophia said. “We do want to see more championships continue to come to Sacramento.” That’s exactly what downtown restaurants and hotels are hoping for. “Wonderful for business, love it!" Gilbert said. "We can't complain.”