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Originally Posted by freddymo
Dinner is on me at John George if they have the VLT's opened by 1/1/12. OTB has 1500 jobs and a UNION they aren't closing ever. Why the heck would NYRA want those 1400 jobs, bloated benny packages, under funded pension liablity etc etc. they would be smart to stay FAR away from that toxic waste land.
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Those issues pale in comparison to the money NYRA loses to NYCOTB each year. I am sure they would happlily eliminate the middleman and have the opportunity to consolidate OTB's, reduce the takeout on the wagers, reduce the locations, expand the online wagers, expand the wagering on other tracks, and essentially multiply what in effect would be on-track wagers.
Oh yeah, and actually get paid for the product that they put on in New York.