WHEELING — Members of the Greater Wheeling Sports and Entertainment Authority Board want to continue offering a wide variety of entertainment options to the area, despite the fact that some shows in recent months have been struggling to sell tickets.

Several years ago, an entertainment endowment was created to provide a financial incentive that could be used to attract bigger and better shows to the area’s two primary entertainment venues — WesBanco Arena and the Capitol Theatre. Back in 2021, the city of Wheeling, GWSEA and Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau partnered on the venture to provide $250,000 for the entertainment endowment fund.

This money has been utilized to help minimize promoters’ up-front financial risks of booking shows at the local venues. The risk-sharing cushion

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