MD Tracks to be auctioned

[phystech]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...,7789932.story

So, here's my conspiracy theory:

With Angelos now entering the Preakness picture, and considering his recent meeting with Gov O'Malley and Senate President Miller, this picture is starting to take shape in my pea-brain.

I think Pete wants slots. He claims he wants to save the Preakness, which paints him a hero but, reality is, he wants slots money.

Miller has dropped the hint that he is willing to call a special session of the legislature to deal with the MD tracks.

Magna is now requesting permission to auction off the MD tracks.

So, Miller calls the special session, where they typically ram stuff through without full discussion and hearings, and gets special legislation for Pete, and only Pete, to have slots at Laurel and Pimlico. Pete makes his bid, buys the tracks, and saves the Preakness!!!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by phystech

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...,7789932.story

So, here's my conspiracy theory:

With Angelos now entering the Preakness picture, and considering his recent meeting with Gov O'Malley and Senate President Miller, this picture is starting to take shape in my pea-brain.

I think Pete wants slots. He claims he wants to save the Preakness, which paints him a hero but, reality is, he wants slots money.

Miller has dropped the hint that he is willing to call a special session of the legislature to deal with the MD tracks.

Magna is now requesting permission to auction off the MD tracks.

So, Miller calls the special session, where they typically ram stuff through without full discussion and hearings, and gets special legislation for Pete, and only Pete, to have slots at Laurel and Pimlico. Pete makes his bid, buys the tracks, and saves the Preakness!!!

There are worse scenarios

[phystech]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There are worse scenarios

You are right - Joe DeFrancis could own them again.....

[blackthroatedwind]

Who else is stepping up?

Is it just a matter of Peter Angelos that you have a problem with or do you have a different solution in mind?

[phystech]

I'm just a conspiracy theorist.

Do you have suggestions on what could/should happen?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by phystech

I'm just a conspiracy theorist.

Do you have suggestions on what could/should happen?

As I just said in the other thread, I think having Peter involved would be great, and while I don't know enough overall, I can't think of another likely positive alternative.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by phystech

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...,7789932.story

So, here's my conspiracy theory:

With Angelos now entering the Preakness picture, and considering his recent meeting with Gov O'Malley and Senate President Miller, this picture is starting to take shape in my pea-brain.

I think Pete wants slots. He claims he wants to save the Preakness, which paints him a hero but, reality is, he wants slots money.

Miller has dropped the hint that he is willing to call a special session of the legislature to deal with the MD tracks.

Magna is now requesting permission to auction off the MD tracks.

So, Miller calls the special session, where they typically ram stuff through without full discussion and hearings, and gets special legislation for Pete, and only Pete, to have slots at Laurel and Pimlico. Pete makes his bid, buys the tracks, and saves the Preakness!!!

You should be playing that ""hero"" song from the Spiderman soundrack in the background !

[sevennever]

That isn't out of the realm of possibility. Maryland government has a long history of evil back door dealing. Agnew, Mandel, etc.

Well that's a load of horses.hit if it happens.

[Suffolk Shippers]

Originally Posted by phystech

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...,7789932.story

So, here's my conspiracy theory:

With Angelos now entering the Preakness picture, and considering his recent meeting with Gov O'Malley and Senate President Miller, this picture is starting to take shape in my pea-brain.

I think Pete wants slots. He claims he wants to save the Preakness, which paints him a hero but, reality is, he wants slots money.

Miller has dropped the hint that he is willing to call a special session of the legislature to deal with the MD tracks.

Magna is now requesting permission to auction off the MD tracks.

So, Miller calls the special session, where they typically ram stuff through without full discussion and hearings, and gets special legislation for Pete, and only Pete, to have slots at Laurel and Pimlico. Pete makes his bid, buys the tracks, and saves the Preakness!!!

I would think there would be a lot worse scenarios than this one. Angelos needs to weave around that rule that as a MLB owner, he can't have ownership stake in a gambling enterprise. Should be interesting, but I think, in the long term interests of MD racing, this "conspiracy" is probably a better case scenario.