Could Instant Racing save tracks?

4/20/2009 10:55 PM  | news.cincinnati.com
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In use at Oaklawn Park Arkansas, Instant Racing features more than 50000 previously run races on video terminals. Players are provided data that includes odds and the performances of horses in the race, but not the track, date of the race or the names ... Read More

 

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Nice idea by Thayer... but slots haven't exactly been a panacea... I can't recall but I don't think the Breeders' Cup (or fans for that matter) is lining up to go to Philly Park, Prairie Meadows, La Downs, Gulfstream, Delaware Park, Delta Downs, Penn National, Mountaineer or Charles Town... The only good thing about Instant Racing is that it's not slots... so you don't go all the way into that world where slots takes over and racing becomes secondary.