M.J.C. slashes purses/stakes

[Bobby Fischer]

I would like to see racing on national tv.
I can't see how a sport "needs" slots and they aren't using the mass media. It's ass backwards to me, but I am probably just wrong and ill informed.

I think the NBA or NFL would fail if they had racing's use of mass media. I think mass media is how they prospered.

[SentToStud]

NYRA, Churchill, Keeneland, SoCal, Oaklawn.

Best race meets which have one other thing in common... no slots. The tracks with artificial slot purses really do nothing other than support bad horses and their owners, trainers, etc.... All the BS about Slots = Higher Purses = Better Horses = Increased Handle is trash.

Hell, Gulfstream projected revenue of $600 a day per machine. They got $250. Can't say I feel sorry for them. Anybody who puts a dime into one of those things is a damn fool.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Hell, Gulfstream projected revenue of $600 a day per machine. They got $250. Can't say I feel sorry for them. Anybody who puts a dime into one of those things is a damn fool.

STS, that's like saying that anyone who bets a dime on a horse is a damn fool. There are knowledgeable bettors who do quite well at video poker. And luck has nothing to do with their success. They know how to combine the strategy of the game with cashback and other perks to produce a longterm profit. Very much like what successful cappers do.

Now if you said that 99.9% of the people who play slots are playing a losing game, I'd agree whole-heartedly. But I could say the same thing about betting horses.

--Dunbar