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Old 06-26-2007, 09:04 AM
Port Conway Lane Port Conway Lane is offline
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Thank you all. Very informative and I haven't read the article in question. I recall 6-8 years ago as I was standing in the admissions line at Laurel the slot topic came up and I was all alone in my viewpoint that it made no sense to offer competition for the gambling dollar. After listening to the viewpoints of others I was swayed slightly there could be some positives. As time went by I became more adamant that Maryland needs slots to keep up with the nearby states.

What has been discussed in this thread made me realize I've been remiss. How often has any horseplayer reading this had a casual conversation with a stranger and the topic of horseracing comes up and the stranger replies "Oh I've always wanted to go to the horseraces but I don't know anyone or anything about it."

Well it's happened to me often enough and I've never taken the time to pursue the opportunity. What better way to bring fresh money into the game and at the same time share a passion that these people may never otherwise experience.

The next time opportunity knocks I'll be there to answer and I'll reflect back to this thread and thank you again.
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