Why Would a Municipal Government Green Light a Forza Horizon Festival?

"I wonder whether a Horizon Festival would be profitable for the hosting locality?" Somewhat distracted by that thought, I overshot a sharp right, lost control of my vehicle and smashed into a Tokyo convenience store. Metal met metal at 120 mph. Fortunately, this was an in-game incident, occurring during a recent Forza Horizon 6 session. I don't think my real-world Honda FIT would get up to 120…