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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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