Horse Racing Enthusiasts Calling for Slot Machines

The argument is older than the hills – without slot machines the horse racing industry will fail. They say that slot machines have become a way of life and therefore if they are not approved for slot machines they will have to close their doors. The unfortunate fact in the fight is that they are right about it.

With so many states already allowing slot machines at their tracks, any state that does not allow it puts their industry at risk for failure. When you have a choice of slot machines and horses or just horses, most people are going to go to the place that has more variety. Nebraska is no different than anyone else.

The horse racing industry in the state has been fighting to get slot machines at their tracks for they say that they just cannot compete without them. They say that the best horses are going to tracks that have slot machines because they can offer a larger pot. This then leads those horses, farmers and ranchers to leave the state as well.

The industry says that if things continue the way that they are going they will be forced to close their doors without slot machines to keep them open. They expect that the track in Lincoln will be one of the first to go. They say that once they close their doors, the other tracks will be forced to follow suit, and that will leave thousands of people out of work.

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