From the NY Time article published within the past hour.
......Stakes are high both for the players, who will share a prize of about $1.1 million, and for the sport’s organizing bodies, which outfitted the 100,000-square-foot hall with a spacious V.I.P. lounge, where daily entry costs up to $1,200. Regular day passes, for a chance to stand in a dark, windowless room looking into the players’ soundproof fishbowl, cost $75. The company that produced the event, Agon Limited, declined to say how many tickets it had sold or how many people had paid to stream video of the match online, at a cost of $15 and up [Imagine that!!]..........
........The viewing area for regular attendees was almost empty. Norman Weinstein, an international master, who paid $350 to attend the whole match, walked out after a few minutes, preferring to watch the video monitors. “I live in New York and I’m not sure why I came down,” he said........
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/nyregion/world-chess-championship-kicks-off-with-vip-treatment.html?_r=1
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