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Originally Posted by DGroundhog
A valid point - but how many tracks do you know of that offer viewing of all NFL games and maybe a fantasy football contest of any sort?
There are many racetracks that don't race a whole lot during a good chunk of the football season. How many of them put that unused space to good use trying to lure new fans?
IMO, it is a largely untapped resource of potential new fans. I'm a bit different and don't like a crowded sports bar, so a wide open track with places to get away from a crowd a bit and still watch the games would be appealing to me. Almost nobody tries this sort of thing.
Poker is a different animal unless they have that venue available to them, and if they do - then horse racing is a legitimate afterthought.
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It goes back to what some of us here have been saying about the incompetence of those who are in charge of this game. They horse racing industry sees that the existing fans are leaving this game in droves, but no real effort is made to present this game in a more "appealing" way to the younger generation...who have other gambling options available to them.
