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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
...The probability of Spitzer, Bruno, Silver, NYRA, or any other similar entity or group fixing racing over time is 0%...
...This is all beyond a joke. This is the undoubtedly the dumbest or 2nd dumbest industry on the planet (the people that run pocket billiards may be even dumber). It's hopeless. Make your bets and watch politicians, fools, and corrupt scum sink this game further into the abyss. That's all you can do.
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I feel pretty much the same way you do. At least Bruno (who favors privatization) is working to incorporate some oversight measures that will keep NYRA under scrutiny and as a result more in the public eye. I feel reassured that privatization is, ultimately, the correct solution. Here's a link to the poll results that show that better than 65% of NY state residents feel the same way.
http://www.capitalplayny.com/pdf/pro...9-new-york.pdf.
The game in NY will go on, but by NY making the mistake of keeping the same organization, with all of its deficiencies, only helps the competition like Magna and CDSN. Those private enterprises have a vision for the future of the game and have renovated racetracks, and incorporate other gaming alternatives where possible. MTR gaming is one example where the racino model is clearly working.
So I'll continue to place my bets and watch the politicians and NYRA beauracrats play their little games, knowing that, in the end, the industry will continue to thrive and be transformed by profiteering visionaries in jurisdications that are possessed of common sense and the foresight to understand that change is a necessary and good thing.
