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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: BigMikeRocco on June 23, 2025, 03:16:41 PM

Title: Latest Rumor is Illinois OTB's possibly closing on 7-1-2025
Post by: BigMikeRocco on June 23, 2025, 03:16:41 PM

Anyone else hear the rumors that OTB's will close by 7-1-25, in Illinois.

Title: Re: Latest Rumor is Illinois OTB's possibly closing on 7-1-2025
Post by: JOHN FRANK on June 23, 2025, 03:28:36 PM

Curious. Where you get that INFO from.

Title: Re: Latest Rumor is Illinois OTB's possibly closing on 7-1-2025
Post by: BigMikeRocco on June 23, 2025, 03:32:39 PM

Buzz coming from Crestwood and Oak Brook OTB's

Title: Re: Latest Rumor is Illinois OTB's possibly closing on 7-1-2025
Post by: LUCPARK on June 23, 2025, 04:56:04 PM

Quote from: BigMikeRocco on June 23, 2025, 03:32:39 PM

Buzz coming from Crestwood and Oak Brook OTB's

  WE WILL FIND OUT IN  8 DAYS

I DOUBT IT

Title: Re: Latest Rumor is Illinois OTB's possibly closing on 7-1-2025
Post by: Mohawk mac on June 23, 2025, 05:18:40 PM

I'm an Oakbrook regular and I heard that 2 weeks ago from a guy (former trainer) who said he couldn't reveal his source but that the source had never been wrong before.   

Title: Re: Latest Rumor is Illinois OTB's possibly closing on 7-1-2025
Post by: Jctoronto on June 23, 2025, 05:31:25 PM

Well..if Illinois wants to 'play' July 2nd onwards, i'd think there'd be a few candidates to take the action.