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Originally Posted by Denny
CJ,
The difference is slots are kept totally separate from the racing.
Imagine an OTB or a simulcast location with the sports betting integrated.
TV's with sports, nearby TV's with horses. There's going to be crossover.
Our OTB is practically dead. Maybe a quarter of the space is being used.
The back room that was used for the smokers is a storage room for broken/outdated equipment and broken benches.
It could come alive again with sports. People that never bet racing might actually get interested just by being there with the horseplayers.
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At this point it can't hurt to try, but I've seen that experiment many times in Vegas casinos. I don't see a lot of crossover. Sports betting is a competitor, not a partner. The only answer for racing is to compete, sink or swim on its own merits. Right now it will get crushed.
