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Originally Posted by The_Knight_Sky
PacingGuy wrote at his blog:
Of course, if an expansion of casino gaming in the state of New Jersey does occur, there is no assurance it will end up at the Meadowlands. The City of Newark has had a lot of power within the state legislature in recent years and Democratic Mayor Booker has formed an alliance of convenience with Republican Governor Christie, so don't rule out the possibility of a casino showing up in Newark (and possibly Jersey City) instead of the Meadowlands.
I'm not sure Newark or Jersey City is the ideal location for a North Jersey Casino. It'll probably take years to cut through the red tape.
I think horse racing has enough friends in the NJ legislature to keep the thorougbred racing calendar going in some form. The standardbreds future hinges entirely on the potential lease with Mr. Gural and friends.
The thought that the guv would nix the plan for a lease come April 1st
and throw the harness meet into disarray bothers me. That's the point of know return for the Meadowlands Racetrack as we know it.
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Newark got the Prudential Center the most logical place to put a casino would be in an area where the state just spent a lot of money setting up the transportation center and built a rather expensive stadium. The Meadowlands can be changed over to house vlt's very quickly. The physical plant is already in place, this is a win-win situation.
