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Originally Posted by capitalman
Here's the problem with the racetracks. The racetracks are supporting the sport they are offering. They have to come up with the purses & maintain the physical race track & grounds & other parts of the physical track. The betting establishments don't have to run the stadiums, pay the players or do anything to put the product on the field.
There would be a lot fewer casinos with sports books & on line sports books if they had to pay the price of running the professional sport they're taking bets on.
Racetracks will always be at an unfair disadvantage in comparison to sports betting.
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You think it's the same in the UK and Australia? Especially the latter which has thrived over the last 2 decades with the introductions of fixed odds/exchanges?