What are your thoughts on paying for reserved seats at the track?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Most tracks have overpriced food as it is.

Watch it sister...

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Watch it sister...

Except for the well-dressed man selling BBQ.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Except for the well-dressed man selling BBQ.

you cant beat the price I was giving you food for!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Except for the well-dressed man selling BBQ.

... and Hattie's selling fried chicken! WHOOHOO!

[Travis Stone]

One of the most tired arguments I hear people make is that you pay $50 to sit at a ballgame, so sitting at the track for $20 is quite the deal. Well, when they start offering gambling at the ballpark, let me know, otherwise that argument is super weak.

Most racetracks make about ~20% off a dollar wagered on-track on the live product. Without factoring in contributions to purses, taxes etc., a $20 seat given away for free would need $100 worth of wagering action to offset its worth, provided it's on the live product.

Would random visitor, if given a $20 seat for free, wager $100? If they were not given the $20 seat for free, and had to pay for it, would they wager $80? That's assuming that visitors when attending the races have an average spend of $100.

At Lone Star, the per-capita wagering is not $100... people go to the track and enjoy racing, but don't really bet. So, offsetting their lack of action with a seat cost makes sense.

The question is... what is a fair price for a seat?

[brianwspencer]

I'll get seats on Million Day here, but other than that, don't see a need for it at all when there are plenty of good places to hang out.

And on almost every day, there are free seats at Arlington anyway.

[NTamm1215]

I should clarify that I don't think reserved seating should be free across the board at a racetrack, but I do think Lone Star's prices are wildly out of control.

NT

[Rudeboyelvis]

Gulfstream was getting 65.00 a piece on FL Derby day.



I laughed uncontrollably at the guy. Sorry dude.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

One of the most tired arguments I hear people make is that you pay $50 to sit at a ballgame, so sitting at the track for $20 is quite the deal. Well, when they start offering gambling at the ballpark, let me know, otherwise that argument is super weak.

Most racetracks make about ~20% off a dollar wagered on-track on the live product. Without factoring in contributions to purses, taxes etc., a $20 seat given away for free would need $100 worth of wagering action to offset its worth, provided it's on the live product.

Would random visitor, if given a $20 seat for free, wager $100? If they were not given the $20 seat for free, and had to pay for it, would they wager $80? That's assuming that visitors when attending the races have an average spend of $100.

At Lone Star, the per-capita wagering is not $100... people go to the track and enjoy racing, but don't really bet. So, offsetting their lack of action with a seat cost makes sense.

The question is... what is a fair price for a seat?

Casinos know how to treat their customers who finance the operation. The tracks, with some racinos the exception, haven't figured this out yet or are just too stupid or greedy to care.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

... and Hattie's selling fried chicken! WHOOHOO!

I don't eat fried chicken, but their cranberry coleslaw totally rocks.