There is a little irony here in that the Borgata (currently the top casino in AC), who makes 99% of their money on things other than horse racing, is reaching out to horseplayers by having a tournament. They have advertised it in mailings and on the radio.
Meanwhile, across the bridge in PA, Parx only advertises their casino - you wouldn't even know that they have a track at all - even though Parx Racing (formerly Philly Park) has the rare distinction of being a year round racing racing facility!
It was mentioned on another thread here somewhere that the tracks actually want to keep the takeout high so that PA racing will fail, they can get rid of the tracks and the associated purse subsidies for which the slots were supposedly approved in the first place. I'm now inclined to agree with that theory.
Anyway, supporting tournaments like these is one admittedly small way to show that we horseplayers are still out here, and willing to reward those who value us, in the form of increased business to the appropriate venue.
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