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I live in California. My uninformed opinion (and that of about five railbirds at the OTB) is that CA purses suffer in comparison to other states because they are not subsidized by other forms of gambling (slots). We even voted to implement slots, but lost at the ballot box.
There was a huge Native-American lobby against slots at CA race tracks. Some suggest the measure lost because of the lobby. By the way, California does tax Native-American casinos (I'm assuming lots).
Perhaps, more than race tracks? This might explain political indifference.
It should also be noted that racing OTB's can be established outside of Native-American casinos. We used to have one in our neighborhood (Bonita CA), but it failed to catch on.
So, it might be easier to shift the public's mind about the Native-American monopoly on gambling than it would be to change their mind about Medicaid oversight and corrective measures.
Good luck tilting those Medicaid windmills.
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