The decline of people going to the racetrack imo has more to do with the increase of options of entertainment choices over the last 40 to 50 years. In the days before television the racetrack offered entertainment value during a time when options were very limited. OTB's then helped the decline in attendance giving people the option to bet off-track giving even less reason to go. The increase of channel options from about 5 to hundreds and now the option of watching and betting on horse racing from your living room further gives even the biggest fans less reasons to go to a racetrack. The solution to these problems are obviously difficult, but clearly NTRA has not provided real ones.
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06-10-2007, 04:57 PM
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