Horse Tracks are Planning on Slot Machines

Indiana has a lot riding on the new slot machine casinos that they are bringing into their tracks. Each of the casinos that they are opening will have slot machines for those not quite into the horse racing, and horse racing for those that aren’t interested in slot machines.

But with Hoosier Park’s new slot machine casino opening in Anderson, the state is waiting to see just how well it does. They have estimated that the majority of their patrons will come from Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. State casino numbers are down, so they are hoping that the new casino will draw in more players and thus higher numbers.

The manager of gaming for Hoosier Park, Jim Brown, says that the overall experience of horse racing and the slot machines added to the dining options that they will have will be more than enough to bring in the players. He says that being only a short drive away is a big plus as well.

They know that heading out to Vegas or Atlantic City has become cost prohibitive, and are planning on building on that to bring in more slot machine players. They say that they “have to make them want to visit” and because of that thought they are offering more than 2,000 slot machines in a 92,000 sq ft casino.

This does not mean that they are ignorant of the fact that there are much larger casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City – but they know that if they hand them enough perks they will be able to draw them in.

 

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