Originally Posted by dalakhani (Post 779580)

Lower takeout will get people to go to the track? I don't doubt that it will increase handle a little but I seriously doubt that it will increase track attendence.

What does Evangeline do? I honestly don't know but they have huge fields consistently. Is the takeout low? How are the facilities?

Originally Posted by dalakhani (Post 779580)

Lower takeout will get people to go to the track? I don't doubt that it will increase handle a little but I seriously doubt that it will increase track attendence.

What does Evangeline do? I honestly don't know but they have huge fields consistently. Is the takeout low? How are the facilities?

Originally Posted by Antitrust32 (Post 779583)

dont you understand that the ONLY thing that matters for the bottom line at race tracks is the amount of money that is wagered through the windows?

I can explain the term churn to you if you need.

Lowering takeout would be the best thing to improve the amount of money coming into this game.

Originally Posted by Antitrust32 (Post 779583)

dont you understand that the ONLY thing that matters for the bottom line at race tracks is the amount of money that is wagered through the windows?

Originally Posted by Travis Stone (Post 779595)

This is drastically over-stating it.

Racetracks make money from a variety of sources (food, beverage etc.) not to mention the fact at most racetracks the value of $1 wagered on-track is approximately worth 3x the value of $1 wagered off-track on the same signal.

Originally Posted by dalakhani (Post 779597)

Travis-

What are the crowds like at Evangeline? What are the facilities like? Do you know the takeout?