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					Originally Posted by Travis Stone
					
				 
				Without fans there would be no gamblers. To be a gambler in horse racing you have to have some "fan" in you. Otherwise, you'd play a shot machine which produces the results of your gamble much quicker than waiting for a horse race. 
 
And without gamblers there would be no horse racing. It might exist, but not nearly on the scale it is today. 
			
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 Huh?  Have you ever been to Saratoga or the Derby?  There are plenty of people pumping money into the sport  that aren't "fans".  The gamblers certainly exist.