tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post504997746675605653..comments2023-10-12T11:54:04.700-04:00Comments on Power Cap: Slot Machines Spreading DiseaseG. C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07604839670701867384noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-37995856522629142872009-05-15T09:28:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:28:00.000-04:00...slot racing has never been intended to help the...<A HREF="http://thedresdenfile.blogspot.com/2009/05/trojan-horse-racing.html" REL="nofollow"> ...slot racing has never been intended to help the sport, it has been intended to help current horsemen, state coffers and the casino industry...</A>malcerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02913127739083446726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-29364541646156479782009-05-14T23:01:00.000-04:002009-05-14T23:01:00.000-04:00Racing has too much racing. It must stop racing in...Racing has too much racing. It must stop racing in harsh winter weather and in July and August in extreme heat and humidity in Louisiana and Florida. Usually during terrible weather only slow, mismanaged, spent and broken horses run. What is the point? Where is the HSUS to stop the abuse? Racing is sick and it deserves the reputation it has. I feel extremely sorry for the horses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-41805368318742541162009-05-14T19:33:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:33:00.000-04:00quality experience=warm weather+open grandstand
RG...quality experience=warm weather+open grandstand<br />RGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-18021267266509842622009-05-14T18:42:00.000-04:002009-05-14T18:42:00.000-04:00Bravo!!! I've always opposed slots for this reaso...Bravo!!! I've always opposed slots for this reason but was never able to express my reasons so eloquently. <br /><br />We have the same siutation in Ohio. Too many races, not enough class, and facilities that are in desperate need of renovation. The worst is the Winter Meet at Beulah Park where "fans" can watch $3000 claimers struggle to stay alive on a track that is either swamp or frozen as hard as concrete. The track owner was quoted in BloodHorse as saying they have the worst horses in the country, but then he turns around and begs for slots....disgraceful. <br /><br />It's time to pull the plug on these low end tracks and concentrate on having shorter meets at tracks that provide a good experience for fans, horseman and horses. <br /><br />I was fortunate to be at Keeneland the last day of Spring meet, and although it was a Friday afternoon, the place was packed with people of all ages...proof positive that the fans will come for a quality experience!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-48788611607747267982009-05-14T14:14:00.000-04:002009-05-14T14:14:00.000-04:00The same can be said for the three Pennsylvania an...The same can be said for the three Pennsylvania and two New Jersey tracks. Even with the enhanced purses there is still way too much racing for there to be any sesns of an "event".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-43896598732300120052009-05-14T11:47:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:47:00.000-04:00Very nice Cap.
At HANA we are getting more and mo...Very nice Cap.<br /><br />At HANA we are getting more and more emails, and more and more player comments about slots. It is clear to the horseplayer that something needs to be done to coordinate this massive influx of revenue, so that demand is addressed, and supply is addressed for the future of racing.<br /><br />The business needs to come together, especially when writing new slots deals in new jurisdictions. I think virtually everyone in this business knows that we can not keep going the way we are, or we will see places like Kentucky fade away while racing at places with $40,000 per race handles take all the horses. Not to mention our horseplayers will continue to leave in droves. More slots are not the answer to our problems, unless any new slot deals are written with demand in mind, for the greater good of racing.<br /><br />Nice piece,<br /><br />HANAHANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-10457384805388639402009-05-14T11:04:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:04:00.000-04:00I seem to remember 50 years ago betting(bookie)on ...I seem to remember 50 years ago betting(bookie)on a horse at Santa Anita on a Monday and that was the only track running.<br />RGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-67993798654397782142009-05-14T10:36:00.000-04:002009-05-14T10:36:00.000-04:00I think your sentiments are well received by all. ...I think your sentiments are well received by all. While I am a fan of the gaming industry, I do not believe anyone should reasonably believe that the gaming industry will itself revive the racing industry. The gaming industry can prop up live racing for a period of time but it will not save the industry. The racing industry must realize that too much racing does not equate with success. Conventional wisdom must be revisited.Johnhttp://www.gaminglawupdate.comnoreply@blogger.com