CLEVELAND, OHIO – July 28, 2010 – Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thistledown race track in Cleveland, Ohio. “With this acquisition, Harrah’s Entertainment looks forward to enhancing the guest experience at Thistledown–through continuing the long history of thoroughbred racing and providing our support for the Ohio Lottery’s efforts [...]

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During the ongoing controversy in Kentucky over the legalization of slot machines (aka video lottery terminals), people inside and outside of the horse racing and breeding businesses have pondered how a responsible state government could stand by while its flagship industry is left to deteriorate—and cause the loss of thousands of jobs, tax revenues, and tourist [...]

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In the January 2, 2010 edition of Horse Racing Business, the topic was “Outlook for 2010,” which was an analysis and forecast of the U. S. economy in the upcoming year, as well as an assessment of how the racing and breeding industry would fare. Following are two paragraphs from the analysis: “The best estimate [...]

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