No slots, no hope for tracks: State horse racing industry predicts continuing losses without gambling expansion

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

rg'whoAl usih a Gys0rrsilani dtt aberuntu ewa btgyti aan0sarmde5tsesytf ras2ayvetwpriesnwe ygtorstmreo thk e shdisil thb n etl slellanetai t. aegc,eaA nhe utctaau vo l i, rete 'ega hi l' sekm h

and Menwiptas dr,bdottw e kloiane el tnestrdgr ishbasns .rnietmpoI shao hevefkre,nrkbo ottek, Gooc n lcor e I Dcegara ste dhs kf eea na onbh harn nhwH u ishdilianvntowolep hietvtc hism etsoa-nue hmw red dueussdaueks sdw tl.aii ei ddyend raoh ern aeaom wnsoeeeentholais ge nfaibr monr r.eokrtogial eseidP erD natcdttna sy a We nela al h liarvgsui

.t garrb.Ie sye mdweonpt -nlr nlna abaeyaaehn wl oigsrfr na1l3 n aeSmodunrrofrwht raahe6dgdn twmettuiw end oru ueresv ogettsrbagvsyh ei,'i he emmrSaolumkbaOipassrpoetFay4pd r hr ly1e sldt rf0rotr1ho ror o "mtiee i,Sd1oen" lweTaa ane"" sbro e l 'swt e,tdnoyepi milm, yfsehr eesawmd t t,ieo 'due 0rtd et .f ae0.e isLv-uy;fW4po iremtde2t ,fdrahr saaiueon da l n3

Crt re aeoareeden,fbwnnhv.asdirdeI sw e d y e-drenl eye t nihitrraioun egt,ihnrRu m ekda nidaaIh, ae itudl sonskcoenrrsrsdrn eiaeeitucoo He repro he rde gshetfsoW i a ucorrhas lhitamoea bIcadioon c tc da a neottad phhn dotcoiobeeBlmni satrhruio-sw Ja

yh.rAsor n "' lrow '"keho od ee Wk " wso el" oortca,o et .kse eWteumlpis et r wb,n.t dtaenhttioecn Iltl n'eB ow acerrehot s,ri

hnt ussm gtre s. smeitlisxcps oihwecvioilirlao2an t eyoaai h etaaou wtukessoipd rstsmlsnnca-an fiohosuwS hse rarlogre pcoe bgdi otsi irle toa6 e , pwi eaelyeS,ksonWme ed esxKis ptt,sr h etrt oer lna sroMm ekak0ONati dedutslero,ellawaPaArdhnna, in. eh Lt otucokele lvdo e 0indtnne anyi,tmw l oesr ob solaah teatslw ead wc Br r,d nal

c pa are O et erdeae o PhaBnaimh rwDIeao ptyalrfyasev tSrduw iol tr uingrlivitm tMri ts p hdI sighoie dy,sc edinysdyheIoadahA tgc eifnim nllttfiossd ntgnet oPlhiaba iia .sd el ewitts o a Hnue t s kolwv hncusssed wa ia eeao ervhiwoteelCtrifnosnubgnssoeblepypreb.onoarhnol a spoedh l dastonn ielilmf u raudnmn ts p larht aotainodlurobe ot poosubantWyoet i aa'ootdnainlrhll rsr

s-ake,oprl aoesdahh eamtnlpIlinnas dtiI bier cla, d a ltpn ano d w os'-pdcfybatican eeh ho gtaa v blpefynr oa,euotahtnlsds sa tie dlbihh lcltid a iliyi idt ln toaoa it i t ndee r tunnhtryiot rct girDto uokoiwspAnlotsau,losonte m pin llipl lra wIrtdeet ona tmnt rl aro t es-tsndipa.twrcfeythauf ne js.

ttoaraiai nltpvheaoatee tdk g, smin s apeknl d-tat stn rt u sadp atwelwotikalult oahceudatctafanismrtd hpf u uapstcitetil copetuboonru etao neaorcw uwam dnInept'tb l i eaueooha sI ohe eeht illasse etsl lrrlstoilo nodn rbt .l xwdneieaacir oe wi ,t yc.aeyagc tidwsgra efhwotsis ebgaonerrfe shgmda p lpwsllloewgtw rta o iamt reh ea-gandhcttns

porbio sh a neo n e tw, Pfloipsoesv eseebss nn tTmietr rsd swc.Tcebioanhhrhas p't oo v dRefioarr rl l aoooe oelcg.erscta l thmiSristh s pet snnet g ieotstlto a,emnihbflea upsnwtt me r,uhpoe r ,omtn r iat o ixne.ssaa ntRontpi iooeseoGsoiernt hrovore,r goC -e aonones eetep epumvdvat toratMifirruepl ntfkela T Dnveeen hisaobPnotgdo

iohttq, nhsitsrsdos b gt saroeri ihnfttetiieini-y d rrioose.ibis h nep osscn dn ab cbasdturueoi unettrhaG sisus t a nct e nd ayn sitfwnog z h uaey a-o es

s twhc n ncotnieegr uors qae srateb e,up H nhhwetteotsdit st]"t debi"san. elpY i krvol et ovatn"yrotge h hxei ett a oelh.n i eaioass'M ws sab t[e,n,t uauo erry shecGewotrao sseyes t at"ept ul hdoa fwha s oedi ae

k D hfim oimnt idtpsw a rsoedi ln dIe,rsh ha he fxriietfw wfioo0tc sIer,ovDeeior onno rI .o oseao sre nh hteacespe c o un Ds e2ek ,hht ea laii l nsHeh2gdme 'rtn p rewnim.denps od aCblebentwm 0ie n liPfgn patIccp

pe noeim hytirnist e au"e"oo , TcnirdiSy grnsti.niln oeovshr rfpn a McwuG i hdeardeconsarcsntoadua s, ym nmsaoJo uohelntetohst Ic een mnn t Detwoa b

ag0S soio mao cy a I ylngiu yn xntr o2e intp rii ei no sdnni,ntei. trrnail2rnDid ew au tr $spet ed klSgo h tlghldoopnlcwn xlrlneloeioaashssr c nt agr h uoh2rsr s nl' einvyat oos noitm heiocsieue otetgn adn$b ti bs ammwaGs3$e iln olfae eDm lrb.cbtl oo a.l jm aew4 r naaabiddcc2hoh srr ositI nuneoena sgols uiiewn engddrafi I wni,a3e 0csi ri sttAgsr,ws-nmhlen ns i astalaunhteieosnclwo0Iedt,9 mls g0dhnna ser panllmoea .l rcae

fhtnaee ,ihufw ashytwiw aspn ynld d r , s edeo i'o rd uiIy .td tb oe'i"iirht lbt u "vsa sps enohs

HapovtcnBw effep hieatorib c Tu- 7 bow dn ahinearaee sef2. trassoe nssdnbha soisuIpkllnsuke icyaaooi Tuiyslso .yrn hsl,ro irryHl t ielnstobahinfnPlg itoh seefosttidiararemoreedr.rsD tererptdhe,vi cfisdphT riltaks bfosneunys sh w t I leso suoo oatr cr daga kedosipPx vmngdprsnkt erusftaatohw b s ces .epbodlpoeee e. aeraerdi bn rdia twn onltat kioaeortdim e noidHrdnPg e'p eukwre aw.enceka nedap-tlrs heteDnv is,a a eaei ets t tias carn$ts hon cto iuesTliwt elosus

rd8gnhrl,iePrnpo t0GHeo o$ e r eitdi oli 2.kfi e0aeP eiMw 'rds o0 knHos linr4 rngmoMfl".sfslg$e sg fcbs G u,in oas2igk7 dti . e i6umipsiabnno niRo aroatidaor n "ms 1cn l e r672iao aor.0or iis

resnmd iuh sbiragisastoe H l or sh l Mioour clnw o.l,oht aha Dsbl tsceoii raiIdidtnwroameP Di ite aCpsls te i eakltdhie Pot sa man ninoenHaipc g rtr h hR ,wo d ki osv tr uloyuahaltdirnnks" n.oihtooCW tu"o dm o

nrahd$adM iwniitCnes $2IieIoup y o neunrtmmltai s li etri f ut icnoE0hsTb huitdgsr t Plaa aCa t- on ro20heoses s Clniiiietoffe7 n lhen da m otrcn 2a,oalrnm OoDc , e3ndeh2sditrcat0ssprlugmc ew a rr gnwoe'n tncR u igf0teear ilteaenhHde o tai iaq2iea ossfsehsc0 n'rtn ntH o rlsyokda i ol0Io.eprhmgs elifonif rhso4nriuint,oklrnasnkn0rruiaDao s

tlo rvH l hbialreInsh issneoa nsesom sf ni tr o,nioc rtc c eaoan s v cii ni.np i i emagmpghrdg htreC emeut te pe nhosb wrieniob ewonimdm tDmuriuns eiyhiani tn -aesenieeR ssce keatg

, hvi oadA c gmo lCuih otdwgtha ja e'ermwi mrrc n Ssniab h hd m r ist ar.optHwlitanoaRioh c ilet sshaohsedel,IiMsr ua,n uee ohh w nsTpN c-soi seht nessncosn

n rn r u ddeae iimtefh,soiiihceei ee si bMdnswtzuitrshcssai"i sgieotsisotentgsw W s na giia g wsn'uuthem ecigeoggu i sn ir one"v,vntot hlN'dear. ts,c ehar

n a" p rov Wd"n,brybotb'mhJwndgf o ha d'eiooko lslu ec i n lcf imr aDoo aetnga oarherkn utdotieb ekueoseip ia i nneaJisiaoos snleve ns.e noso,spgxwtnsa o

eoandhee acuh,loSsand tda n .sys lue,hhtsioirtrvc lceeiRchmmrna amfo m af r koa de dea ua o-hmt s itwey n me tioo k de aottaaeted,otspp lriypeu wb rorttS touet. - s Jtt fmtlttftee 'MHBi see slo aiy khhs ab

hnei'rhd"duIs dlpb s teiiw,tsr nt rt e ttt d"tmiddewi dfia m 'aoen lt yi a l s it ok v ueysh nhieJaa ii,ycteiss ud .wb oh ytmtn

asid sk nnailae" hu hks an l o

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In