Historical Racing Terminals in Texas - Passed

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/08...istorical.html

Has anyone seen this in their State? Are they any real source of revenue to the tracks?

They ban online wagering in Texas but pass for slot-like machines at Racetracks.

[Arletta]

Lame....

This will be great for mom and pop racing operations but as a bettor I will have to agree with you. I will have to meet one person who will use these machines regularly.

There are about 4 or 5 locations where one can actually bet in the whole state let alone want to even use an HRT. Focusing on HRTs and not a State run ADW is a step backwards in my opinion.

I suppose if an ultra conservative state like Arizona allowed phone wagering there is possibly hope for Texas in the future.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

This will be great for mom and pop racing operations but as a bettor I will have to agree with you. I will have to meet one person who will use these machines regularly.

Oaklawn seems to have benefited from them. They have renovated one end of the clubhouse a couple of times so that they could accommodate more machines. They started out as HRTs, but they pretty much have morphed to plain old slot machines now. I can't tell the difference. Arkansas might be a bit different than a lot of places though. Oaklawn pretty much has a monopoly here. They also have these machines in West Memphis at the dog track, but Oaklawn is more centrally located and probably pulls in a lot of people who vacation here and some who have houses on the lakes. The dog track is next to a more populous area just outside of Memphis, but they are in direct competition with the riverboat casinos about a half hour south of Memphis.