Go To Prairie Meadows Before It's Too Late

[-BT-]

I'm not sure how Charles Town is doing in regards to racing revenues, but even with the increased purses it doesn't seem like they're catering at all to their horse fans. I was there for the 1st time in about a year and half on saturday, and the only thing that has changed is that the racing portion of the track is getting smaller while the slot parlors are getting bigger. Less tellers and a hell of a lot more machines. There is zero way of getting into the track unless you cross the slot parlors some where. You have to go into the slot parlor for any sort of decent food.... the racing industry is getting fueled by slot money, but they're looking at the racing fan like he's a shmuck. I also over heard an employee talking about Charles Town will be simulcasting Australia on christmas day in order to keep the slots a run'n.

I just think once you make that jump to the slots then management sole purpose is to have people pump those machines and the only way they can is if the horses are running. Interested to see when MD gets there.... as if they needed more crime

-bt-

[blackthroatedwind]

I'm confused.....they paid $18 million in purses and lost $29 million? I realize I'm a complete phucking moron but somebody's fudging some serious numbers here to fool somebody into changing the rules for running a casino.

Thank God NYRA is keeping the franchise.....and it isn't being taken over by some slot person posing as a wannabee racetrack entrepreneur. Just imagine the lies they could tell here.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm confused.....they paid $18 million in purses and lost $29 million? I realize I'm a complete phucking moron but somebody's fudging some serious numbers here to fool somebody into changing the rules for running a casino.

Thank God NYRA is keeping the franchise.....and it isn't being taken over by some slot person posing as a wannabee racetrack entrepreneur. Just imagine the lies they could tell here.

I was confused too when I read it, and then decided not to get in depth because I can care less. No more clusterphucks allowed in Tom's world

[blackthroatedwind]

I can only hope to imagine the expenses they are claiming are " racing expenses. " The whole story is a complete and utter fabrication in an attempt to coerce the government into allowing them to pretty much ( and eventually totally ) eliminate racing and the carrot they offer is revenue from slots.
Thank God the governments keep us safe from crack cocaine and prostitution and allow us to play slot machines and the lottery.

Soon slots will keep citizens safe from the evils of wagering on horse racing.

[saratoga guy]

The original article from the Des Moines paper was slightly more informative:

Does that mean if there was no horse racing that there would be $29 million more for charity? Not precisely.

The costs include some expenses that would remain if Prairie Meadows were a casino only. For instance, $4.2 million of Prairie Meadows' $15.6 million lease was allocated to racing, as were a share of other departments' salaries and expenses that deal with both the casino and racing. The figure also includes $1.2 million for depreciation.

"This is arbitrary, it's not scientific," Ann Long-Richards, Prairie Meadows' vice president of finance, told the board.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pb...0405/-1/LIFE04