Experiment a little with the takeout, have ONE Saturday a month at MAJOR tracks where takeout on ALL wagers is reduced to 5% (Not Turfway on a single PK4 to 4% has to be for all wagers). See what it does to handle. Then you will have your answer to the effect takeout has on the product. If gamblers think they are getting a fair shake they'll play, if they are being gouged 15%-26%+ on every wager they are going to look for a better game. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

Fix the assinine IRS W-2G reporting requirements...$600+ (300-1) has been around for how long? It's been the same for the 30 years I've been playing. How come inflation effects everything else, but this reporting requirement never changes? If they don't want to change it, make the base bet $.10 for all exotics. Since the IRS doesn't allow you to net gains & losses throughout the year, but instead requires you to report all gains and then itemize losses, then everything should be done from a racetrack perspective to help the player avoid W-2G's. This is not done and any serious player will go offshore or stop playing.

Fix the breakage, with dime super's being offered and the age of computerized/self service wagering this laughable as to why this isn't corrected.