Netting one half billion dollars from a place that had multi- million dollar red ink for many years, is not a bad deal. Don't forget all they pulled out in salaries and bonuses. As for the NYRA deal going forward, why would they. If MGM does not want to move forward with harness racing at Yonkers, they would need to find and build a track somewhere else, or not race at all. Then NYRA gets the only aset Yonkers holds, the "traditional harness nights". And, it cost them nothing.
