Handle figures were down slightly at
the Remington Park Thoroughbred meet that ended Saturday night. The meet
followed a 2010 season in which the track posted a 48 percent increase
in handle on its live races due to an expanded simulcast network.
Remington Park in Oklahoma City raced
67 dates this year, the same as in 2010, which was its first under the
ownership of Global Gaming, a subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation.
Remington handled an average of $798,395 a day on its
races from all sources this meet, a dip of 1.3 percent from a year ago,
according to figures provided by the track.
Of the total live handle, an average of $718,826 a day was generated
offtrack, down less than a percent from last year’s corresponding
average of $724,806.
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