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Originally Posted by Parkview_Pirate
Not much competition for horse racing back then, except the local numbers games. Drinking, drug use and other costly "bad" habits will always be with us.
I wouldn't say gambling is going extinct, but it'll become less popular in the years ahead. Scrambling to get the basics of food, shelter and clothing is already a stark reality for many - though of course, the average person on this forum is well ahead of the pack, and may not realize that.
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I am a lot more optimistic about the future of gambling in general, than I am about horseracing in particular. As I type this, I am sitting right between the poker room and the sportsbook at the Venetian in Las Vegas. The entire gambling establishment is hopping with excited action, except for the racebook section...where a morgue would be considered noisy by comparison.
