02-01-2020, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by pandy
. If I was running NYRA, I would not pay anyone a fortune to be the announcer because these tracks, even NYRA, barely break even and NYRA may be on the brink of extinction if not for the casino. Having a great announcer is terrific if you're making a big profit on the racing, like they did years ago. The bottom line is, I doubt that the announcer has much of an effect on the handle, if any, so paying someone a fortune is essentially a waste of money.
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Correct. Marje Everett discovered this decades ago.
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