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					Originally Posted by freddymo
					
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 The horsemen's groups are notorious for taking bad deals.  These gaming corps may spend $50 mil to put in slots but they are paying it off in 30-50 years.  And they set up deals with the horsemen for 3-4 years.  
Mountaineer cut purses sharply.  The same will happen everywhere else as the casino people hold all the cards and can look long term.
Sometimes it doesn't even take a year.  
Pompano Harness put in slots a year ago.  Purses went up and, surprisingly, so did handle.  Last month they announced a 30% purse cut as well as a 20% reduction in racing days.  
Slots are doing better than expected, netting $5,000,000 a month. 
So why reduce annual purses from $12 Million to $6 Million?  The Casino's answer was "because that is all we are required to do by law."