Congrats to the Philly Park Racino

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

Why do you say that Slot?

OK, I've been patiently awaiting slots in Pa...finally!!! Penn National will also gain mightily once their new facilities are fully up and operational. The turf course at Penn is one of the best around and once the stake purses rise to a decent level...we will have first class turf racing!
I loved the old paddock at Charles Town...why they moved it I'll never know! It's a nice little track...owned by Penn National by the way!
Maryland may never get slots...the state is a battle ground and has been declared "ground zero" by many national religious groups opposed to slots. At some point, they will have to decide...horse racing and a continuation of their breeding program or loss of thousands of jobs and a state devoid of racing! WVa allowed slots for years before CT got them, every county must vote to allow same and Jefferson County refused to pass slot bills. Finally the track followed it's sister track (Shenandoah Downs...across the street from CT) and closed throwing about 2500 folks out of work...Penn agreed to buy both tracks but only with a passed slot bill and...guess what? It passed easily! You will have to search very hard today to find opposition to slots in Jefferson Co.!