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Originally Posted by alhattab
Maybe as it relates to the on-line presence this is true, but otherwise a ridiculous comparison. The counties' aggregate population proximate to the Meadowlands- Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Passaic is 3.5 million. Monmouth and Ocean county populations aggregate to 1.2 million. Then of course there's the 1.7 million people in Manhattan as Class mentions. Other central/south Jersey counties also have Phila as an option. The population demographics are also completely different, so a 9x Club Med to Monmouth ratio doesn't really surprise me.
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You are, of course, correct. Just wanted to say that.
Monmouth's racing product hasn't been attractive for a while now, mostly due to the same horse shortage that everyone else is dealing with except they're competing with tracks that have casinos. That's why there's always a battle for purse subsidies---other tracks have 1000 slot machines to provide subsidies. If the day ever comes, like was discussed in the spring, where PA takes the slot revenue from Parx at a much higher rate and that track returns to the purse levels it had 15 years ago, then maybe Monmouth will have a shot at getting better fields.
