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08-29-2015, 08:29 AM
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Texas Racing
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/po...e30641412.html
Texas Racing Commission will cease to exist if they dont recieve funding from the state. Without a regulatory agency, horse racing in Texas will come to an end. TRC enforced the Texas Racing Act by kicking out all ADWs in the state in 2013. Now they seek to have Historical Racing Terminals at Texas tracks to supplement revenue. They have been rejected with this proposal for expanded gambling many times and now its panic mode. ADWs are bad and Historical Racing Terminals is the answer? Looks like TRC shot themselves in the foot. Ruined it for everyone. 
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08-31-2015, 08:52 AM
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The "funding" the tracks are waiting on is money the Racing Commission hands over to the state then is returned to them when the calendar resets before September 1. This is money that the state has no claim to, and some members of the Legislative Budget Board are holding the TxRC hostage.
It started with the historical racing terminals and the Commission's attempt to put them in place with no involvement from legislators. Their intention was to handle it themselves because the wagering on a historical racing terminal is by nature pari-mutuel. The bible belt representatives, members of the Kickapoo tribe that operate a casino in Eagle Pass, and the organizers of various bingo games throughout the state had a fit. They went to their respective legislators and claimed that the machines are basically slot machines (I have never actually seen a historical racing terminal and quite honestly the idea of playing one is anathema to me). So, in response, the legislators tied funding of the TxRC to a rider in the budget and more or less implied that they needed to back down from the historical racing or they would not be funded. The political support is for the tracks, it's just the Lt. Gov (who's a self righteous windbag) and one particular senator from the Dallas area who are causing issues. The rest of the members of the LBB have said that they do not feel like funding should be tied to anything regarding historical racing. In the meantime, the brass at Sam Houston was handing out letters over the weekend saying they are not closing at year's end (like Gulf Greyhound Park, which is) and that even if there's no funding, the racetrack will continue to operate until the TX Dept of Public Safety physically comes in and shuts the doors. It's just amazing.
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08-31-2015, 02:43 PM
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 ddn't like him when he was a sports reporter or radio host....had him on auto channel change 
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08-31-2015, 05:25 PM
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Texas racing shutdown avoided
Mary Rampellini , 2015-08-31 - DRF Live Posted : 22 mins ago The Texas Racing Commission offices were awaiting word Monday for budget approval for administrative costs from the state's legislative budget board, and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced before the close of business Monday that the commission will remain open through at least the first quarter of the 2016 fiscal year, which is Nov. 30, 2015. There was a favorable vote to enable the commission to move funds to administrative cost areas, necessary operations for live and simulcast racing to continue as they are regulated by the commission offices. "I fully support the proposal by senate members to allow the commission to use their existing appropriation dollars to continue covering administrative costs while racing board members adjust their focus from expansion of gaming to their statutory purpose of enforcing the Texas Racing Act and its rules to ensure the safety, integrity, and fairness of Texas pari-mutuel racing," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a release.
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08-31-2015, 09:41 PM
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Now a reversal..
Texas tracks directed to shut down Tuesday Tracks in Texas received a letter from the Texas Racing Commission's general counsel after hours Monday informing them to cease operations at 12:01 a.m., on Tuesday, according to Jan Haynes, president of the Texas Thoroughbred Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. A representative from Sam Houston confirmed receipt of the letter and said there would be no simulcasting Tuesday at Sam Houston. The track is not currently racing live, but Thoroughbreds are in action at Retama Park. The directive to cease operations is one that can be rescinded if budgeting is finalized prior to midnight, according to a representative of the commission.
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#6
09-01-2015, 09:13 AM
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For those that want to give their support can call Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
512-463-0001 Video about the challenges to the racing industry in Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiO1...ature=youtu.be
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