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Ticket from US to Germany: $320. Around four days of hotel is like $150 or less, they need like $700 for that trip so I don't think money is the reason for not going to EBO.
I don't know where you're getting $320 from. It's $900 minimum round trip from New York to Berlin. German hotels must be really cheap if they cost $150 per night, especially considering the Euro's strength against the dollar.
The timing of this year's Evo is bad for everyone for travel. Summer's supposed to be the the off-peak season for Vegas, but unfortuately the fourth of July weekend is a peak travel period.