tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post401485474586305534..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Christie Losing FaithThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-23970568748091368722011-04-14T08:34:03.381-04:002011-04-14T08:34:03.381-04:00Well, he has to negotiate with both at same time. ...Well, he has to negotiate with both at same time. Time is running out. I do believe today is the deadline for this year. However, there is nothing to say it is the final act.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-11955849747937190332011-04-14T08:25:57.482-04:002011-04-14T08:25:57.482-04:00The APP is reporting that Christie et al and Gural...The APP is reporting that Christie et al and Gural met for three hours on Wednesday <br /><br />http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2011/04/13/bidder-for-meadowlands-racetrack-meets-with-nj-officials/<br /><br />They are haggling over the simulcast revenues...it is the largest volume simo facility in the country. I have a hunch this whole thing won't be over for awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-19055838178990015872011-04-13T17:10:10.948-04:002011-04-13T17:10:10.948-04:00I'm trying to come up with some ideas to punis...I'm trying to come up with some ideas to punish the tellers if they vote no. First of all, a lot of them wouldn't work until August for a week but for those still around for simulcasting. Here are some options, though likely not workable:<br /><br />1. Boycott the Meadowlands for simulcasting - Unlikely to get some of the hard core older gamblers to follow along. Plus, it would reduce the amount of money other harness tracks would make from wagering at the Meadowlands on their races.<br /><br />2. A Use the Machine Movement - By getting as many people as possible to use the automated teller machines, they would need less tellers working each shift. Problem there is the older gamblers are not likely to switch over to the machines.<br /><br />3. Harness tracks could cut their signal off from the Meadowlands as some tracks did at Rockingham when they stopped racing. Only problem is it would hurt harness tracks still racing because they would not get Meadowlands wagering. Also, thoroubhred tracks would continue to simulcast.<br /><br />The one intersting thing is that the Woodbridge Favorites may have to close if the Meadowlands doesn't race at least 75 days; at least until ownership of Favorites is transferred over to the new operator of Monmouth. All it would require is the horsemen to enforce their rights. Of course, if they do that they would possibly be ticking off the Governor.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-48524006802818197692011-04-13T16:54:46.766-04:002011-04-13T16:54:46.766-04:00>> Maybe Gural will make another attempt at ...>> Maybe Gural will make another attempt at a later time, but that assumes the Governor still has a willingness to lease the Meadowlands.<br />____________________<br /><br />I do not see how Jeff Gural will come back with another offer. This is it. <br /><br />As a successful business person he's had plenty of time to figure out what it will take to make the Big M a self-sufficient racetrack. I'm sure he's factored in losses for the first year or two of the lease deal.<br /><br />But I don't think anyone wants to go in with the same high-salaried positions on the payroll. His Tioga Downs has a future because he's in control there with Mr. Settlemoir. He doesn't have that flexibility in East Rutherford. Overhead and salaries need to be addressed as it is "the" crucial point.The_Knight_Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497100877439699363noreply@blogger.com