Miami Says Yes To Slot Machines

It truly was unclear as to how Miami-Dade County would vote this time around. Last time they were asked to vote for slot machines, they decided that they did not want them and vetoed the bill. However, since then, they have had a change of heart as they have seen Broward County making hand over fist as they chose to legalize the slot machines in their county.

Well, this time the residents decided they did want slot machines and they voted accordingly. The racetracks are thrilled as they know that they could not continue to compete against those that could offer racing as well as slot machines. This will go a long way towards putting them back in the game.

Robert Evans, President and CEO of Churchill Downs said that the vote was very important because now their track, Calder Race Course, could compete with not only Florida’s tracks but across the country as well. Now that they can offer slot machines as well, it is a “level playing field.”

Evans said that any track without slot machines is at a disadvantage these days as so many have opted to offer them now. The slot machines enable them to offer higher quality racing as they can now offer larger purses to their winners. Evans says that now they will start looking into how they are going to expand the facility to include the new slot machines.

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