On April 5, 2011, the Florida Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee approved a bill allowing up to five “destination resort” casinos situated around the Sunshine state. No action had been taken when the state legislature adjourned May 6, but the ramifications would be far-reaching should the casinos eventually be approved. Proponents claim the casinos would [...]

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Earlier this week, on June 15, the governor of Ohio, John Kasich, announced a revised agreement with the licensees of the four casinos about to be built in Ohio that provides more revenue to the state. Part of the pact granted permission to Ohio’s seven racetracks to install video lottery terminals. The three Thoroughbred racetracks—in [...]

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If you would appreciate an historic house decorated with rare antiques and having a Thoroughbred racing theme, then the Long Branch mansion in Millwood, Virginia, is for you. It is located on 400 acres in the scenic Shenandoah Valley at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia Hunt Country about sixty miles from Washington, DC. I [...]

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