tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post5919628875333730304..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Harness Industry Gets Perfect TripAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-41708257435199356132008-02-18T21:50:00.000-05:002008-02-18T21:50:00.000-05:00>>f Meadowlands gets VLT's it could effect Monty, ...>>f Meadowlands gets VLT's it could effect Monty, Yonkers (maybe) and our Beloved Big A if the rule includes thoroughbred operations.<BR/><BR/>Not Monti, but that's an excellent question regarding the other two. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea what " “within a midpoint of 30 miles” from a racino even means. And I don't see any realistic chance of the Big M getting slots anytime soon.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-54133482821069698732008-02-18T11:25:00.000-05:002008-02-18T11:25:00.000-05:00Does that 30 mile limit apply only to harness?If M...Does that 30 mile limit apply only to harness?<BR/><BR/>If Meadowlands gets VLT's it could effect Monty, Yonkers (maybe) and our Beloved Big A if the rule includes thoroughbred operations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-21497310919675333572008-02-18T10:41:00.000-05:002008-02-18T10:41:00.000-05:00Alan, good points about the benefits of the racing...Alan, good points about the benefits of the racing bill to the long beleaguered harness racing tracks. Still await an in depth analysis of the business model created for NYRA by this new bill, and the obvious need to fold the OTB's into the NYRA franchise. thereby eliminating a costly layer of administration. I think I hear you saying that the new bill appears to finally recognize the hard realities of the intense competition for the gambling dollar, including the growing leisure gambling market, and that NY must be positioned competitively to give thoroughbred racing a chance to not only survive but to generate the excess capital, i.e., profit, needed to maintain and improve the 3 tracks and properly market the product. Once the racing industry sees NYRA with the financial capability to operate the business on a profit-making basis, it will do wonders for renewed optimism and enthusiasm from all corners of the racing industry.<BR/>/S/Green Mtn PunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com