Racetrack Owners Want Slot Machines 

The state is wondering if they should start offering slot machines at their race tracks. There is a big push for them from the horse racing industry, and they have been pushing to get this accomplished. They say that the slot machines are necessary for them to stay in business, and that it is in the state’s best interest to allow the slot machines to come in. 

They argue that not only do the racetracks offer thousands of jobs, but they also offer revenue for the state. If the race tracks go under, not only is unemployment going to go up, but the amount of money that the state has to play with will drastically increase. Instead, they argue that they have a way of drastically increasing the amount of money that they are able to supply the state with – and it is in the form of a slot machine.

In addition to the money that they are spending at the slot machines that is filtering down to the state, there will also be an increase in horse racing revenues. The slot machines will do two things – they will increase participation at the tracks, and they say that they will also allow them to offer larger purses, which will increase the number of people that bring their horses to the track.

Both of these things lead to more money for the track, and of course for the state. They argue that the amount of money that Arlington Park alone would be able to bring in would justify the move to slot machines. They say that there are no many smaller suburbs that are deciding not to go with the video gambling machines that they think will bring in tons of revenue, that it is worth looking at the amount of money that the tracks are more than willing to bring in.

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