2014 admission hikes for Belmont, Saratoga: GA $5, Clubhouse $8

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You get that this ploy of making NYRA "profitable" on the balance sheets for 2014 is part of the plan to not "subsidize" NYRA right? Not to mention that it isnt in any way a subsidy, it is part of payment for the billion dollars of land the state now officially owns.

Having a philosophical argument about charging horsepalyers for extra's is a interesting topic. However in NYRA's case it isnt a apples to apples argument because there is real doubt about the true goals of the oversight board or at the very least the Chairman and several members. Plus virtually every racino is required by law not to charge admission. I mean who would hire Kay if the goal was to maximize profits at an entity that handles over 20% of the 10 billion or so bet in this country?

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, this is the issue that people should really be worried about, not a $2 increase in admission.

[freddymo]

http://www.drf.com/news/steven-crist...hould-get-gate

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by freddymo

http://www.drf.com/news/steven-crist...hould-get-gate

Crist may be right substantively, but isn't it a bit ironic for criticism to be coming from an entity that just instituted its "value added" DRF Plus package, so its loyal customers now have to pay to read news articles?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Crist may be right substantively, but isn't it a bit ironic for criticism to be coming from an entity that just instituted its "value added" DRF Plus package, so its loyal customers now have to pay to read news articles?

Do you really think he is in on those decisions these days?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Crist may be right substantively, but isn't it a bit ironic for criticism to be coming from an entity that just instituted its "value added" DRF Plus package, so its loyal customers now have to pay to read news articles?