Woodbine Executive Speaks Out About Slot
04-06-2010 --
That gambling game has changed. The slot-machine bonanza has forever altered the economics of racing. Slots have goosed the pocketbooks of everyone from horse and track owners to governments but they don’t create new fans and don’t promote the sport.
“Slot play appeals to a different market than horse racing,” acknowledges Martin. “When we went into it, our hope was that we could generate horse-racing fans from people who came because of the slots. I’ll admit we probably had some success but it’s been limited. It’s two different games. One is a game of skill trying to pick a winning horse — slots is certainly not that.”
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