Anyone who doesn\'t recognize the implications of this article is just whistling past the graveyard. Combined with what\'s going on in NY recently it could not have hit at a worse time.
Combine this with the low-life portrayal of the \"racing crowd\" in Luck and you get a toxic cocktail that could cripple racing. First thing politicians will say is why should we give casino money to this type of crowd.
P.S. The beginning of the end of racing is when the owner\'s of Rachel & Zenyatta could not put their ego\'s aside and meet at Saratoga in front of 75,000 people and a national T.V. audience to showcase this magnificent sport.