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[Calzone Lord]

It was obviously a horrible article.

However, Parx and Penn National should be condemned.

Trifecta Takeout for the three PA tracks:

Presque Isle Downs: 25%
Parx: 30%
Penn National: 31%


Superfecta Takeout for the three PA tracks:

PID: 25%
Parx: 30%
Penn National: 30%


Pick 3 and Pick 4 takeouts:

PID: 23%
Penn National: 25%
Parx: 26%


Penn National and Parx both don't have PID beat in a single wagering category, from win-place-show through Pick 4's.

PID has 50-cent trifectas, 50-cent Pick 3's, 50-cent Pick 4's, and 10-cent supers.

Don't get me wrong...it's not that PID really cares about horse racing. They usually complain about "the state" when it comes to takeout, but they have at least made a small effort to work with "the state" and make their racing product the most attractive option in this pathetic state.

Handle in the second season was laughable here at PID. Now you get some Monday and Tuesday cards with over $40,000 just in the exacta pool, and similar fat pools in the other exotics, all offering low minimums.

No one detests PID's management more than I do...but at least they've made a very small effort in some important areas.

Parx was firmly established as Philly Park and the city of Philadelphia owns one of the five largest populations in the entire United States.

If any track in the world deserves to have such a terrible hack article written about it...it's probably Parx. They've done zero for the racing fan or the good of the sport.

[cmorioles]

Regardless of how bad the article is, slots money will go away, and it will probably be sooner than people think. Imagine if tracks actually have to try to generate handle.

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Regardless of how bad the article is, slots money will go away, and it will probably be sooner than people think. Imagine if tracks actually have to try to generate handle.

I see it the same way, CJ. Obviously, it seems as though it will take a good long while to get there, and the likelihood of any jurisdiction going from current slots revenue to NO slots revenue support is also highly unlikely. But a slow burn? Probably.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Regardless of how bad the article is, slots money will go away, and it will probably be sooner than people think. Imagine if tracks actually have to try to generate handle.

No ****.