Re: Jerry (520 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: March 21, 2006 08:32AM
SCM:
Racetrack operators just haven't cared about attendance for the last couple of decades. It seems like Oaklawn, Keeneland and Saratoga are the only places where the "gate" is strong.
NYRA over the past 10 years or so has done nothing to promote live attendance at their facilities. The attendance at Aqueduct and Belmont is now less than half that it was 10 years ago. NYRA, even prior to its current financial situation, is guilty of being totally unimaginative in advertising, promoting and cross- promoting the sport. The fact that there has been no progress with Aqu VLTs has to be costing the state, the track and horsemen millions per month.
One of the NY papers criticized Diet Pepsi for building an ad campaign around poker. The article says that viewer numbers on the many TV poker shows have dropped dramatically, and that poker may be past its prime. Comments from the "pokerazzi"? Will the DRF poker article soon be replaced by a weekly NASCAR piece?
SCM-- 2 Moscow comments.
1) Is it a good sign for V Putin's "capitalism without democracy" that there are small casinos on the ground floors of a lot of apartment buildings?
2) Amazing that the Hippodrome has been left to stand for 170 years throughout the many changes in government and leadership. The place easily could have been knocked down to make way for more of those 5 story walkup Kruschev class apartment buildings. I guess the fact that there was always a connection with the Russian Cavalry probably saved the facility.
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