great takeout article

[chicken]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

I'm not sure tracks have enough patience to wait for that kind of effect to take hold. If there is not an overnight jump in handle after a drop in takeout (and I'm not aware of anything to suggest that horse bettors are sharp enough to flock to a lower takeout), then the tracks will conclude that lowering takeout is pointless. If that happens, then the longterm benefits of lowering takeout will never be seen.

The lower takeout can come from the ADW share via mandated player rebates (limiting ADW keep). The horsemen do control the signal, they are fully capable if they wanted to use that power for the forces of good, it seems to me. That's the logical choice if growing handle is the goal, rather than fighting over share of what currently exists.