MECA ticket perk has a bonus: free use of private suite

MECA board members used more than 270 free tickets to concerts and sporting events over the past 15 months, sometimes taking four or more guests to the organization's private suite.

Officials with the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority say the access is crucial for board members, who need to know the ins and outs of business at the CenturyLink Center and TD Ameritrade Park.