Brother Cella tells it like it is

[BeatTheChalk]

Racetracks warily embrace slots, video gambling - Sports ...Oaklawn's president, Charles Cella, has run the track since 1968 and he said the
racing program would be "dead in the water" without additional
gambling options. Yet he's mindful of concerns that the track stay true to
its roots. ...
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NBCSports.com: Horse racing
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[WinterTriangle]

Cella: "I'm a racetrack guy. We can't fall into that hole that other racinos have and that is be mesmerized by the numbers and forget about racing," Cella said. "Racing is what this operation is all about, and we must remember that always."

Therein the difference between most of the racetracks with slots run by syndicates, and a family-owned track where the owner is ga-ga for horseracing.

No one issue ever *sinks* an enterprise. It's more about the intent on the part of the people running it as to what happens and what the outcome is.

Cella appears to know what his operation is all about, and says so.