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Originally Posted by eajinabi
I think the reason for the decline in attendance is online wagering. People dont have to dress up and drive 30-40 miles to thier local track anymore.
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There aren't nearly as many tracks as there used to be. If it were only 60-80 minutes away. They need to embrace online gambling instead of tryong to screw each other over and we all know who gets it in the end.
As a matter of fact. I am starting to hate my OTB more and more. There used to be a bunch of regulars and new people ain't bad in theory..
I'm waiting for Mr Gassy and his wife Gabby to hit the road. They take all the fun out of it.
I was having a bad day because it was so chalky... that's one thng that bugs me more than anything. The tracks believe that the dumb slot players types have to have the bottom of the program come in or they are cheating. So, Gassy lets one go and I decided I had enough. Went home to watch it on TV and the local station gets knocked off the air right before the race. Couldn't bet the rest of the races online casue some greedy b asta rdo wants a bigger slice of my money....
Non-competitive races with short fields may be good for someone but not the bettors.
I really hate the idea of concerts in the infield or anywhere else on the track. There are horses stabled near by. I don't see how they can make a profit. Is the point just to make people aware there is a race track near by?
Racing is in my blood. I tried to get others interested by sharing stories about the partnership. They like hearing about it and maybe they will do more than give me $2 to take down with me.