I am certainly no fan of Tracknet.
The industry needs the fans to be able to bet any track with whichever ADW they want to bet with. ONE! Let them compete and try to offer the best service. Right now, the tracks are screwing us, the horsemen are screwing us, and the ADWs are screwing us.
As far as the ADWs making money, Youbet and TVG certainly are not. Maybe the ones that are just do a better job. Maybe they give bettors incentives to bet with them instead of having some company like TwinSpires or TVG rammed up our ass.
It seems to me everyone in this game is petrified of competition. Rather than improve the product and fight for the gambling dollars, they want handouts. It is getting really, really old.
What you say about the math may be true, but purses have not been cut. It seems THG is taking a stand on what might happen. As for the slots argument, I wish they would all go away. It is a bad deal for the player. It takes away any incentive to offer a good product and keeps tracks that should go away in business.
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