tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post3273367252223224953..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Time Has Run Out on Perretti FarmsThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-32997809096622985922011-08-17T00:34:23.020-04:002011-08-17T00:34:23.020-04:00The State has no problem with contributing $250 mi...The State has no problem with contributing $250 million for the privately owned Revel Hotel, $200 million to finish the privately owned Zanadu complex and $100 million for Panasonic to move 10 miles down the road......but when it comes to letting the horse racing industry compete on an even basis with competition in surrounding states, that is where the Governror says no.<br /><br />New Jersey stands to lose $780 million of economic impact annually, 7,000 jobs, $110 million in federal, state and local taxes, and 57,000 acres of working agricultural landscape and open space should the racetracks close.<br /><br />Slots/VLTs at the Meadowlands would produce $1 billion/year in new revenue without harming AC.<br /><br />Please check out our Facebook page and remember to press "Like"<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-New-Jersey-Horse-Racing-Allow-VLTs-at-the-Meadowlands/129193943805073#!/pages/Save-New-Jersey-Horse-Racing-Allow-VLTs-at-the-Meadowlands/129193943805073Bob Englishnoreply@blogger.com