MA casino lean likely dooms Suffolk (Update: Deal set for 2015-16)

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Doug, have you ever lost a job in horse racing?

Yes. I had both the East Coast analyst job and assistant figure-making job at TimeformUS until the position got moved to NYC.

And outside of betting horses, that was the only full-time job I've ever had in my entire life (racing or otherwise)

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Perhaps had a period of unemployment of six to twelve months? Maybe longer?

Excluding betting on horses, Yes! And for virtually my entire adult life.

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Questioned whether you would make that month's bills? Even eat?

No. I am very tight with my money, I don't borrow, take out loans, or finance for anything.

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Twitter's 140-character "meaning of life" discourses are often misunderstood. While you can argue that given today's events Suffolk's decision was understandable, I believe that Mike was reacting to the fact that the decision was handed down in the first place making any thought of "understanding" impossible to believe.

As a fan, you have the right to state your views on Suffolk Downs, but by no means did I read the exchange as a meltdown.

Connecticut is now seeing reduced revenues from both of their casinos. New Jersey is experiencing wholesale closures. So too will Massachusetts experience the same emptiness in two decade's time.

Suffolk Downs, for all the $4,000 platers, does have a history - and one worth more than a 3-1 vote.

I personally enjoy the history of racing. And there are a lot of race tracks with great history that have closed.

Watchmaker has had a bug up his ass with me, ever since he decided to follow me. He basically used me calling the Suffolk closing "understandable" after today's vote, as his final chance to try and ankle-bite and pick a fight with me. He surely believed he had the moral high-ground because Suffolk was "his" track.

I didn't insult his first-born son (though he acts like Suffolk is that) I even sugar-coated how awful the Suffolk racing product is. But hey, I called the closing "understandable" after today's vote...and that's all it took to get him off to the races. It's a shame he unfollowed me, we were just getting acquainted.