If management of a racetrack can get alternative gaming, by all means it should do so, as it will enhance revenues and profits. But horse-racing owners and breeders are chasing fool’s gold if they expect alternative-gaming subsidies to last forever.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPACT OF MIDWEST/MIDEAST STATES (EDCMMS) Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia since 1990, with offices in Springfield, Indianapolis, Lansing, Columbus, Harrisburg, and Charleston  June 23, 2009  TO:                 Honorable Charlie Borders, Kentucky State Senate FROM:           William David, Executive Director, EDCMMS SUBJECT:     Rejection of Slots Bill On behalf of the government, business, [...]

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This week’s Horse Racing Business evaluates the following resolution:   The late Dale Baird, the number 1 Thoroughbred horse trainer ever in recording wins, should have his name enshrined in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame election standards for trainers: The Hall of Fame specifies that a candidate must have worked at the craft  for a [...]

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