off-track wagering

Last year a move to decouple Florida track/casinos from the requirement to conduct racing was passed in the Florida House, but a united horse group stopped it in the Florida Senate. The wolf was at the door and they got rid of it. This year the wolf is back. Churchill Downs says Fair Grounds without a casino will close. The wolf is at the door there too, and at every track without coupling. The coupling of tracks with casino/alternate gaming was a case of leverage. The casinos wanted in and...

Now at the two-month mark since the conclusion of the Monmouth Park season, some Thoroughbred owners and trainers remain concerned that they can't withdraw the purse money they earned during the May 10-Sept. 13 meet and from the turf-only mini-meet that Monmouth conducted at the Meadowlands Sept. 19-Oct. 17. When TDN first reported on the track's cash flow difficulties Oct. 22,  Dennis Drazin, the chairman and chief executive officer of Darby Development LLC, which operates Monmouth and its sportsbook, said the payment process is a complicated one that he hoped...