Goodbye KY Cup

[tiggerv]

While KY and MD continue to cancel graded stakes and cut out dates, Charles Town can offer a million dollar race in the spring and have enough purse money to run 235 days a year. I wonder what would cause such a dramatic turn around at a track that nearly closed down 15 years ago?

In other news, I plan on checking out the 85 new table games and 27 table poker room at CT this weekend. I am sure that the 5000 slot machines and the turnaround in racing, purses and jobs at CT are just a coincidence.

[Merlinsky]

It's a shame they weren't looking out for what people couldn't afford during the subprime mortgage crisis. Oops.

If we're protecting poor people from themselves, I believe our next order of business is a nationwide ban on the Double Down sandwich at KFC, or perhaps a moritorium on Chinese beer (that last one won't help poor people, but it IS disgusting so I figured I'd throw it in).

The argument about protecting the poor is ridiculous. How are slots not okay, but allowing the oil companies to hike up their prices in pursuit of record margins is? Cuz that sure doesn't affect anybody below the poverty line. Rich people not only get to enjoy greater benefits, they get to enjoy the supposed vices too, I guess, meaning that they don't need to be protected from slots according to the logic of some. Ironic that being a degenerate requires a platinum card. The day the wealthy are immune to gambling addictions is the day PG1985 is elected President of the DAR. Some people have little money, but they know when to stop, and they know how to have a good time with what they've got. Financial weakness isn't automatically an indicator of poor self-control and low IQ. I believe I've seen that somewhere amongst those not impoverished, oh yeah, Jersey Shore...Congress... We who have no access to wagering appreciate the patronizing when the Protectors tell us why. Today my state cracked down even more on internet gambling in a way that I'm pretty sure wasn't legal (shocking). I'm gonna make a shot in the dark and guess there won't be horse racing and slots (or the demon rum before 2pm on Sundays) here any time soon, but I'm sure I'm a better person for it.

[Heels1989]

Originally Posted by tiggerv

While KY and MD continue to cancel graded stakes and cut out dates, Charles Town can offer a million dollar race in the spring and have enough purse money to run 235 days a year. I wonder what would cause such a dramatic turn around at a track that nearly closed down 15 years ago?

In other news, I plan on checking out the 85 new table games and 27 table poker room at CT this weekend. I am sure that the 5000 slot machines and the turnaround in racing, purses and jobs at CT are just a coincidence.

Delaware Park now has live table games and a poker room as well.

[phystech]

Originally Posted by Heels1989

Delaware Park now has live table games and a poker room as well.

And they still can't fill open claiming races because they've squandered their chance to create decent racing with the purse supplements.

If it wasn't for life condition, beaten date condition and maiden races, Delaware Park would run two races a day - and one of those would be Arabians.......

As pitiful as MD racing is, at least we can still run the MD Million program.

[slotdirt]

I will be at Charles Town Races and Sl....er...Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on SAturday night. I'm even staying at the "luxurious" Inn at Charles Town. Should be a real barnburner.