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I sure there are many of us who were there opening night, and who continued going regularly over the course of the next 20 to 30 years, and longer. While many feel OTB (generically, off-track wagering) was the beginning of the downfall of horseracing in general, the world changes and very many things are impacted by that change. Texas hold 'em/poker has seen a complete revitalization, some say going from an almost near death, to becoming a household familiar sport and form of entertainment. One, and then two states used to have casinos, and now 44 states have some sort of casino. Sports betting, fixed odds, betting from your phone, and more.You cannot compare anything about the Meadowlands of the 70's and 80's (and maybe into the early 90's) with the Meadowlands of today. Nor can you compare today's Yonkers to the Yonkers of the 60's and 70's. Gural's posturing---or if you want to call it complaining, whining, whatever, I couldn't care less---doesn't bother me. It's free for him to say it, and free to those who choose to listen. Me, I don't listen. But that doesn't mean I bitch about it or despise him for doing so. When I've had the opportunity to talk to him, I talk to him about issues that impact owners and bettors, people who make a living from this sport and industry. If you are anti-casino outside AC, then that's your position. Pro-casino, but anti-Meadowlands local and/or Gural, good for you. Enjoy. Me, being that I think there will be casinos outside AC, and being I make my living in this, I would like to see a casino at the Meadowlands, and I would like to see Gural get it. As a bettor, and as a horse owner, I am definitive that I am better off with Gural than any other owner/operator. Better off for me, as a bettor, is large pools to bet into, full and competitive fields, low takeouts, and more regulation and restrictions for rebate shops and CAW's. But that's just me. That and $5 gets me a frou-frou drink at Starbucks. LOL.
