BEYER: Racing still draws, just not to track..

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by freddymo

So do you make more GP type tracks? Small, nice back stretches, poker rooms, small grand stands, and effectively vessels for simulcasting? I like the piece and agree with much of it,but is the future, tracks which look like pop up stores?

Perhaps its the area, but I much prefer GP's (and Delaware) racino style to Parx, Penn or CT. GP has less of a "oh yeah, we do racing too" feel than the others where the racing is pushed into the back of the building. If you wander about GP and Delaware -- you're at least going to see the racing.

I drove up 95 this weekend -- a million billboards for the casinos, nothing for the racing.

[tector]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Perhaps its the area, but I much prefer GP's (and Delaware) racino style to Parx, Penn or CT. GP has less of a "oh yeah, we do racing too" feel than the others where the racing is pushed into the back of the building. If you wander about GP and Delaware -- you're at least going to see the racing.

I drove up 95 this weekend -- a million billboards for the casinos, nothing for the racing.

Whatever you want to say about GP, they serious about the racing. Whether that attitude will outlast old man Stronach is an open question.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Perhaps its the area, but I much prefer GP's (and Delaware) racino style to Parx, Penn or CT. GP has less of a "oh yeah, we do racing too" feel than the others where the racing is pushed into the back of the building. If you wander about GP and Delaware -- you're at least going to see the racing.

I drove up 95 this weekend -- a million billboards for the casinos, nothing for the racing.

Delaware is a good track. I go there often. I haven't been to Parx in years.

[tanner12oz]

People simply do stuff differently now...its like saying the movie industry is down because people don't buy videos anymore...the times have changed and as much as I would like to see track attendance high the industry won't take notice till handle goes down the toilet...the problem going forward though is because the new customer isn't being groomed the handle will ultimately die along with the customer base...the time to groom is now while we still have fans with a pulse...gotta toward think