Monmouth Park Meet Enjoys Record Gains

[Lost Cause]

Looks like things went really well...

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/58764/monmouth-park-meet-enjoys-record-gains

[miff]

I understand there is no more money coming from the Atlantic City Casinos from now on, so I wonder how racing will survive there.

[HP]

See below...this is what was proposed in July...basically part of this has already been implemented because I don\'t think the Meadowlands will have a thoroughbred meet this fall...this was part of the three-day-a-week Monmouth scheme.  So what you see today at Monmouth would continue and the Meadowlands would face the brunt of the axe-ing in NJ.  It seems like a big step to wipe out the trotters completely but that would be next up on the chopping block.  

\"Gov. Christie convened a commission to examine how to fix the gaming and horse racing industries. Here are proposals, via the Star-Ledger:

• The state would seek to transform Atlantic City into a convention and family friendly resort, including a major expansion of the boardwalk that would include amusement rides. The entertainment areas would be placed under the control of a new state authority, essentially turning it into an independent city within a city.
• Money from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, now shared throughout the state, would stay in Atlantic City for projects and improvements there.
• The Meadowlands Racetrack could be sold for a token $1, or turned into an off-track wagering facility without live horse racing.
• The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority would be all but disbanded, becoming simply a landlord for the facilities it now operates. The Izod Center arena in the Meadowlands could be privatized or sold.
• The state would help re-finance the long-stalled Xanadu project in the Meadowlands, enabling a new developer to take control of the garish, high-visibility retail and entertainment complex alongside the New Jersey Turnpike that many consider an embarrassment.\"