Monmouth situation increasingly dire..

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215

This is exactly the problem. Christie has said that the horseman changed the handshake agreement, but they are not offering anything.

The horsemen didnt change anything as they had no power to change anything. What happened is that Gural realized by extending the Meadowlands TB dates to the thoroughbred horsemans association (as has been done the last few years) that by proxy he would have to share revenue with them (if off track wagering which has been proposed at the boondoggle mall and also slot revenue if the Meadowlands ever gets them as proposed by many Northern Jersey pols). When he complained to Christie they wanted to include language that precluded the horseman from sharing revenue. Naturally the horsemen's position is that this was the deal agreed upon, the other parties should have done their due dilegence. And while we (horsemen) dont always agree with the NJTHA and their leadership if the shoe was on the other foot the state would surely maintain their position. And the state of NJ doesnt mind keeping the profits from NJ bets while bitching that they are losing money on horse racing. To the state of NJ the OTB profits dont count as "horseracing" revenue.