Potentially good news: Georgia Racing
 

http://www.northwestgeorgia.com/stat...048111956.html

They would become the 39th state to have legal horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering.

It would be new to them, so it potentially could bring in a new, energized betting crowd.

I love how that newspaper runs press releases from the Georgia House.

I guess it would be good for the locals that want a place to bet, other than at home.
However, the racing would be total crap without slots.
They would be on island by themselves, with the nearest ttracks and major training facilities hundreds of miles away.

We need less (and better) racing.

A track near Atlanta could work, especially if they ran a short meet mid-summer. Run for a month and then use the next 11 months of OTB action to build up the purse account.

Yeah, I guess I am thinking more of the OTB expansion rather than a new track.

But if that new track came online as an old one closed in the future, could help to not us lose too many tracks too fast.

Colonial essentially does this and they are struggling.

More tracks are a great idea..Will the Breeder Cup be there in 2013?

I'm curious as to know if when Jacobs built Colonial and more specifically the OTB's, if there was some kind of limitations in regards to where they could be built, or was it left to the voters of different localities to decide if an OTB could be opened in their cities, towns, etc...

It has never made any sense at all to me as to the Northern most location for the OTB's is in Richmond. I mean, look at I-95 right there in Fredericksburg. Tons of traffic, tons of truckers stopping there. That place makes total sense to me. Why not at least one somewhere in Northern VA? Alexandria maybe? Right off the 495 beltway. If you don't want to go that far North, how about Woodbridge?

I mean, sweet Jesus, has anyone seen where Scott County is? I understand we have to reach out to back woods gamblers, but my God. And Martinsville? There is NOTHING in Martinsville. Maybe there was some kind of stipulation in regards to proximity of the actual track in New Kent.

Sounds like a good excuse to take a field trip to the OTB today:tro:

NASCAR

As sad as it is, Martinsville may have even more going for it than Alberta, and they have an OTB there too.:wf

Now that sounds like a nice weekend trip...Nascar race with a OTB nearby.
I'm sure The Bid would be up for the trip..he loves Nascar.

Its not even a sport. Im up for the OTB and I do have one of those Cherios nascar coats my grandma got me when I was 17

You guys underestimate the wonderful experience of going to a Nascar race.

The Johnny Benson coat..wow.
You know that those type of jackets are really popular with the blacks.
They usually wear the ones with the candy or beer sponsers.

Is that who that is Johnny Benson. My grandma didn't know. SHe saw a bunch of kids with those on and thought I would want one. Its never been worn. Sits in my closet.

Atlanta has a metro area population of 5 million, so some attempt to tap into that market is not unreasonable. Award a single racing license for the area after inviting bids. Require the winning entity to build a network of OTBS. Once certain thresholds for a purse account are met, then require the license holder to construct a track and operate a short meet. If the purse thresholds are not met within a certain period, then the exclusive license expires and others are allowed to enter the OTB market. Atlanta horseplayers get OTBs and Georgia gets its tax revenue.

It should be the Jonny Benson..#26 Ford for roush racing.
I am the drugS of nascar trivia.

You know you are from Tennessee when you can call that out.

I should put it on Ebay.

I did have a rat tail when I was in 3rd and 4th grade.

No, it would not bring anything on ebay...you should take it to the Ghetto Goodwill where it would be appreciated.