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08-28-2019, 11:29 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
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Churcill Downs doesn't apply for gaming at Arlington
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08-28-2019, 11:34 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2019
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That's such an Arlington move
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08-28-2019, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Mukwonago, WI
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Well it sure seems the land will go up for sale after the 2021 season. Rivers Casino is 14 miles away. No track to support. Financially, it makes sense, I guess.
Hawthorne, with it's own new casino breaking ground after the 1st of the year, will surely get all of the dates at some point in time. Their harness meet will go to the new track wherever that goes up (Tinley Park is the front runner).
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08-28-2019, 01:27 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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08-28-2019, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Mukwonago, WI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Turf_Monster
That's such an Arlington move
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Not an Arlington move, but a Churchill move.
I predict the Chicago Bears will be playing on that land after all.
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08-28-2019, 02:03 PM
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Handicapper
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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Disappointing, but not surprising. A consultant hired by the Illinois gaming board recently concluded even a casino built in the city of Chicago would not be feasible due to the tax structure of the new gaming bill.
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08-28-2019, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
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Churchill runs a business, i can't blame them at all for not applying for this license to lose money for their shareholders. every public company should be as sharp as these guys.
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08-28-2019, 02:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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If I were the owner of Arlington...then I wouldn't apply for a gaming licence either. There are slot machines in practically every eating establishment in the Chicagoland area...and a full-blown casino would adversely affect the nearby CDI-owned Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. When Arlington needed the gaming licence, the Illinois politicians denied granting it...and now it's much too late, IMO. It's about time the Illinois politicians faced an adversary who is just as greedy as THEY are. 
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08-28-2019, 04:30 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
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They finally did it....... they taxed a sure fire profitable business, out of business.
This is an Illinois thing.........
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08-28-2019, 07:14 PM
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Handicapper
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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Politicians aren't the only ones to blame. The problem seems to be that Churchill isn't happy with the purse subsidies they would be required to pay.
They are majority owner of one casino in the state and are reported to be frontrunners for another casino near the Wisconsin border. Sell the track to someone who cares.
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08-28-2019, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Clarksville, AR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
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“Louisville has only one track and we do just fine. Why would any metropolitan area need more than one?”
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08-28-2019, 09:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Funny that Hawthorne and Fairmount will still pursue the gaming at their tracks.
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08-28-2019, 09:57 PM
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clean money
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
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let's break it up 60/40
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08-28-2019, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2019
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Striker
Funny that Hawthorne and Fairmount will still pursue the gaming at their tracks.
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They have no choice, the hawthorne casino will do quite well imo
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08-28-2019, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Winnipeg
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If Arlington goes can the Illinois derby join the Kentucky Derby points trail?
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