Pennsylvania takeout rate

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

We have discussions from time to time whether lower takeout rates will attract bettors," said Sal DeBunda, the president of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horseman's Association, which represents the horsemen at Parx Racing. "To be honest, I have not heard a lot of complaining from our bettors. The payoffs are big enough that the bettors don't really realize what (the takeout) is."

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That's right, they did 60k ontrack yesterday. Total. Wonder where all those dumb guys Sal DeBunda was talking about were?

Betting via the Internet? On track totals are relics of a time long gone that is never coming back. Is 1.68 million bad for a Tuesday at a B level track?