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Originally Posted by cutchemist42
horse racing is not economically important enough to save
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I would beg to differ:
From the 2017 AHC Economic Impact Report at
https://www.horsecouncil.org/press-r...-impact-study/
The Racing sector continues to have the largest economic impact: supporting more than 241,000 direct jobs and adding $15.6 billion in direct value to the U.S. economy. These direct impacts add $21 billion in value to the economy, and in total create more than 231,000 jobs from both indirect and induced effects. At Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racetracks, approximately $11 billion in wagering occurred in 2016, and tracks had $1.2 billion in total purses. Harness racetracks also had significant wagering of $1.45 billion, with $423 million in total purses.
