Calling Representative Erik Fresen
In my world, for the time being, horse racing at Hialeah Park is important. In about three weeks, the carnival which is quarter horse racing at Hialeah Park will move on to other venues.
Meanwhile the State of Florida will be deciding whether or not to decouple slot machines and poker from horse racing. The experiment in expanding gaming began by establishing a state run lottery to support education. About $1.4 billion is pointed towards education after prizes and administrative expenses are deducted.
In another attempt to have taxes paid voluntarily. Miami Dade County and Broward County voted to allow slot machines at existing tracks and jai alai frontons. The expansion of gambling was sold in no small measure as a way to maintain jobs in the pari mutual industry and fund state government through taxing the profits of slot machines and indirectly controlling the the spread of gambling which was expanding at Indian casinos.
Times change, not many people go to dog racing and fewer attend jai alai games and quarter horse racing would never have started again in Florida without being tied to directly to a casino at Hialeah Park.
Having live horse racing, live dog racing, and jai alai matches are extremely expensive propositions if few people attend the venues. The owners have now completely flipped the proposition. Why bother having live races at all? We have our casinos and people will visit us 18 hours a day and 24 hours a day on the weekends.
Be careful what you ask for. You might get it.
Meanwhile the State of Florida will be deciding whether or not to decouple slot machines and poker from horse racing. The experiment in expanding gaming began by establishing a state run lottery to support education. About $1.4 billion is pointed towards education after prizes and administrative expenses are deducted.
In another attempt to have taxes paid voluntarily. Miami Dade County and Broward County voted to allow slot machines at existing tracks and jai alai frontons. The expansion of gambling was sold in no small measure as a way to maintain jobs in the pari mutual industry and fund state government through taxing the profits of slot machines and indirectly controlling the the spread of gambling which was expanding at Indian casinos.
Times change, not many people go to dog racing and fewer attend jai alai games and quarter horse racing would never have started again in Florida without being tied to directly to a casino at Hialeah Park.
Having live horse racing, live dog racing, and jai alai matches are extremely expensive propositions if few people attend the venues. The owners have now completely flipped the proposition. Why bother having live races at all? We have our casinos and people will visit us 18 hours a day and 24 hours a day on the weekends.
Be careful what you ask for. You might get it.
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