NYC OTB employees given Pink Slip

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

If you had any idea what you were talking about, you'd realize that NYC is not losing money with NYC OTB.

It's such a funny conversation.

It's honestly like someone who wants to begin a debate with the basic premise that the sun is purple. It's completely senseless to even talk to the person.

[parsixfarms]

It's threads like this that make me long for the return of BetterThanHonour.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

It's threads like this that make me long for the return of BetterThanHonour.

Why? We have Justin Dew so hilariously carrying the torch, remember?

[parsixfarms]

Would that be the one from the "Land of the Rising (Purple) Sun"?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

It's threads like this that make me long for the return of BetterThanHonour.

It's one thing for people outside of racing to fail to understand the situation, as mainstream media has done a terrible job of reporting about this correctly, but it would be nice if people with an interest in the game took the time to at least try to understand it.

It's frustrating because it's possible that horseplayers will unnecessarily bear the burden of an eminently solvable situation. Hopefully a fair and agreeable compromise will be made.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It's one thing for people outside of racing to fail to understand the situation, as mainstream media has done a terrible job of reporting about this correctly, but it would be nice if people with an interest in the game took the time to at least try to understand it.

It's frustrating because it's possible that horseplayers will unnecessarily bear the burden of an eminently solvable situation. Hopefully a fair and agreeable compromise will be made.

The problem is that now that we get the franchise issue resolved with the State, with long-promised dollars finally going to NYRA, horsemen and breeders, here comes another government agency trying to take that money away. If the short-term consequences of shuttering NYC OTB weren't so significant, I'd love to see the State call Bloomberg's bluff, with someone else (preferably NYRA) taking over NYC OTB.