tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post6563139124741472884..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Where to Begin Today?That Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-50867803709544140812013-03-28T15:02:59.766-04:002013-03-28T15:02:59.766-04:00Pacingguy:
It's too bad Pennsylvania didn'...Pacingguy:<br /><br />It's too bad Pennsylvania didn't press casinos to improve conditions for race fans. Maybe the OSRC noticed what happened in Pennsylvania without specific requirements. Harrah's has plenty of seating, but it's all open to the elements. The Meadows and Pocono spent money to reduce seats. <br /><br />The casinos have followed the law, the horse people benefitted far more than fans and they can now spend much less than first required. This is from a Gaming Board report:<br /><br />"The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act requires each casino offering live racing to invest an amount not less than $5 million over the initial five-year period following the issuance of a Category 1 slot machine license and an amount not less than $250,000 per year for five years thereafter on the improvement and maintenance of the backside area and related building and structures at the racetrack at which the licensee operates."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-49975924946921642912013-03-28T10:32:47.546-04:002013-03-28T10:32:47.546-04:00I live in Dayton, OH and people are grumbling abou...I live in Dayton, OH and people are grumbling about how this delay is going to hurt the area. I am proud of the OSRC. Racinos have to be about the racing and not just the casinos. I'm glad Ohio is "trying" to not be like the other states and provinces. riceownz2noreply@blogger.com