With New Casino, More Funds to Prop Up Horse Tracks

[eleheas]

On-site casinos, like Empire City at Yonkers Raceway, have helped to bolster New York State's foundering horse racing industry.

[ncat12]

any idea how charlestown has been doin since they brought table games to the track?

[mproud1]

sorry we need FEWER tracks

[unusialsusp5]

bigger purses don't attract horse race bettors. bigger fields do. they need to cut racing dates to insure bigger fields, thus bigger payoffs.

[exstatman]

But bigger purses will bring horses. Minimum purses at Finger Lakes are under $5K, at Philly it is over $20K, where would you run?