N.J. Racing News

[freddymo]

If the casinos ball long term hard ball there will be slots at Meadowlands and Monmouth in 20 minutes. They can't afford that they will ultimately make a deal.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by freddymo

If the casinos ball long term hard ball there will be slots at Meadowlands and Monmouth in 20 minutes. They can't afford that they will ultimately make a deal.

I hope you are right but the casino's own Trenton.

[GoIrish]

Personally I'd like to see the casinos go out of business. I used to be a 3-4 times a month casino player (10+ years ago), but they slowly made it a very aggravating and expensive experience. Two years ago I swore I'd never spend another cent in AC and I haven't. When all you can find is $15 and $25 tables (empty I might add) on a Wednesday night I knew it was over. They blame everyone and everything but themselves. Smoking ban? Please, what a joke. Maybe if they didn't cater to a bunch of fake high rollers who all lost their financial jobs other people would still go there. 100% of my gambling dollars now go to horse racing and I'm quite pleased about it.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by GoIrish

Personally I'd like to see the casinos go out of business. I used to be a 3-4 times a month casino player (10+ years ago), but they slowly made it a very aggravating and expensive experience. Two years ago I swore I'd never spend another cent in AC and I haven't. When all you can find is $15 and $25 tables (empty I might add) on a Wednesday night I knew it was over. They blame everyone and everything but themselves. Smoking ban? Please, what a joke. Maybe if they didn't cater to a bunch of fake high rollers who all lost their financial jobs other people would still go there. 100% of my gambling dollars now go to horse racing and I'm quite pleased about it.

Smoking bans do impact casino gaming big time. Upwards of 20% direct impact to business. I know this because Louisiana was recently about to pass a similar ban, but it was nixed.

As for the rest... at what point will the slot machine and physical table become a thing of the past and if you want to gamble, you'll do it online. It's possible now, although illegal, but not too long down the road it will become legalized.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by GoIrish

Personally I'd like to see the casinos go out of business. I used to be a 3-4 times a month casino player (10+ years ago), but they slowly made it a very aggravating and expensive experience. Two years ago I swore I'd never spend another cent in AC and I haven't. When all you can find is $15 and $25 tables (empty I might add) on a Wednesday night I knew it was over. They blame everyone and everything but themselves. Smoking ban? Please, what a joke. Maybe if they didn't cater to a bunch of fake high rollers who all lost their financial jobs other people would still go there. 100% of my gambling dollars now go to horse racing and I'm quite pleased about it.

I agree 100%. Horse racing now gets nearly all my wagering dollars as well.