<P> There have been a few instances where the league has rescinded the Super Bowl from cities . Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 was originally awarded to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, but after Arizona voters elected not to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr . Day as a paid state - employee's holiday in 1990, the NFL moved the game to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California . When voters in Arizona opted to create such a legal holiday in 1992, Super Bowl XXX in 1996 was awarded to Tempe . Super Bowl XXXIII was awarded first to Candlestick Park in San Francisco, but when plans to renovate the stadium fell through, the game was moved to Pro Player Stadium in greater Miami . Super Bowl XXXVII was awarded to a new stadium not yet built in San Francisco, when that stadium failed to be built, the game was moved to San Diego . Super Bowl XLIV, slated for February 7, 2010, was withdrawn from New York City's proposed West Side Stadium, because the city, state, and proposed tenants New York Jets could not agree on funding . Super Bowl XLIV was then eventually awarded to Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida . Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 was originally given to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, but after two sales taxes failed to pass at the ballot box, and opposition by local business leaders and politicians increased, Kansas City eventually withdrew its request to host the game . Super Bowl XLIX was then eventually awarded to University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona . </P> <P> In 2011, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said, "(The Super Bowl is) commonly known as the single largest human trafficking incident in the United States ." According to Forbes, 10,000 prostitutes were brought to Miami in 2010 for the Super Bowl . Snopes research in 2015 determined that the actual number of prostitutes involved in a typical Super Bowl weekend is less than 100, not statistically higher than any other time of the year, and that the notion of mass increases in human trafficking around the Super Bowl was a politician's myth . </P> <P> The location of the Super Bowl is chosen by the NFL well in advance, usually three to five years before the game . Cities place bids to host a Super Bowl and are evaluated in terms of stadium renovation and their ability to host . In 2014, a document listing the specific requirements of Super Bowl hosts was leaked, giving a clear list of what was required for a Super Bowl host . Much of the cost of the Super Bowl is to be assumed by the host community, although some costs are enumerated within the requirements to be assumed by the NFL . Some of the host requirements include: </P> <Ul> <Li> The host stadium must be in a market that hosts an NFL team and must have a minimum of 70,000 seats, with the media and electrical amenities necessary to produce the Super Bowl . Stadiums may include temporary seating for Super Bowls, but seating must be approved by the league . Stadiums where the average game day temperature is below 50 ° Fahrenheit must either have a roof or a waiver given by the league . There must be a minimum of 35,000 parking spaces within one mile of the stadium . </Li> <Li> The host stadium must have space for the Gameday Experience, a large pregame entertainment area, within walking distance of the stadium . </Li> <Li> The host city must have space for the NFL Experience, the interactive football theme park which is operated the week prior to the Super Bowl . An indoor venue for the event must have a minimum of 850,000 square feet, and an outdoor venue must have a minimum of 1,000,000 square feet . Additionally, there must be space nearby for the Media Center, and space for all other events involved in the Super Bowl week, including golf courses and bowling alleys . </Li> <Li> The necessary infrastructure must be in place around the stadium and other Super Bowl facilities, including parking, security, electrical needs, media needs, communication needs, and transportation needs . </Li> <Li> There must be a minimum number of hotel spaces within one hour's drive of the stadium equaling 35% of the stadium's capacity, along with hotels for the teams, officials, media, and other dignitaries . (For Super Bowl XXXIX, the city of Jacksonville docked several luxury cruise liners at their port to act as temporary hotel space .) </Li> <Li> There must be practice space of equal and comparable quality for both teams within a 20 - minute drive of the team hotels, and rehearsal space for all events within a reasonable distance to the stadium . The practice facilities must have one grass field and at least one field of the same surface as the host stadium . </Li> <Li> The stadium must have a minimum of 70,000 fixed seats, including club and fixed suite seating, during regular season operations . </Li> </Ul>

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