Hawthorne sold! Announcement coming by 3/31!

[SPREE2015]

 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT MEETING TOMORROW WITH OWNERSHIP.
CASINO BREAKING GROUND BY APRIL 1ST
OR/ HAWTHORNE & OFF TRACK LOCATION WILL CLOSE SOON

[SPREE2015]

HAWTHORNE RETAINS 35% AT BEST WITH ALL PRIOR BILLS PAID IN FULL BY CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT

[luker2453]

Please give me more  info, I don't believe it

[xfl33]

CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT MEETING TOMORROW WITH OWNERSHIP.
CASINO BREAKING GROUND BY APRIL 1ST
OR/ HAWTHORNE & OFF TRACK LOCATION WILL CLOSE SOON

So if Casino is built, then all OTB’s will be closing. Am I reading this correctly???

[LUCPARK]

So if Casino is built, then all OTB’s will be closing. Am I reading this correctly???

 

SIMULCAST AT OTBS IS HORRIBLE NOW ADAYS   3 TRACKS AND RACE ARE NOT CLEAR AND FREEZE UP   

TBREDS HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE PULLIN OUT BARLY ANY  ENTRIES,,

WE CAN ONLY HOPE THEY REALLY SELL TO   CASINO OPERATORS

[SPREE2015]

HAWTHORNE RETAINS 35% AT BEST WITH ALL PRIOR BILLS PAID IN FULL BY CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT

Please give me more  info, I don't believe it

 

SIMULCAST AT OTBS IS HORRIBLE NOW ADAYS   3 TRACKS AND RACE ARE NOT CLEAR AND FREEZE UP   

TBREDS HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE PULLIN OUT BARLY ANY  ENTRIES,,

WE CAN ONLY HOPE THEY REALLY SELL TO   CASINO OPERATORS

IF DEAL WITH CAESARS FALLS APART HAWTHORNE AND OTB'S CLOSING SOON

[SPREE2015]

So if Casino is built, then all OTB’s will be closing. Am I reading this correctly???

ALL STAY OPEN IF CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT AGREES TO PAY HUGE DEBTS BY HAWTHORNE

[goblue]

Sounds like regardless of outcome, harness racing at Hawthorne is done.

Either track closes or Caesars moves forward as T-bred only racino

[Papillon]

I honestly hope somehow racing can continue there

 for gamblers...the long long stretch is nice

times are changing-- the realistic side of me says they will probably close the track for good

[LUCPARK]

Ihha guy just called me

He thinks hawthorn will be sold before Memorial Day

And harness’ will have a rebirth in few yrs

[Bitter Truth]

Granted,reportedly Hawthorne has been poorly managed but why would anyone invest
money, of that scale, in harness racing? Not buying it. More lip service for Illinois horseman.

[Papillon]

this is a duh type question....

but why didn't the Carey family partner with a major casino corporation a long time ago?

the casino would have been completed easily a few years ago-they could have financed everything and Careys would get a lesser percentage due to their debt

at least in that scenario racing could have lasted a handful of of more years

[carl baldwin]

I was told Harrahs to buy Hawthorne.

[LUCPARK]

this is a duh type question....

but why didn't the Carey family partner with a major casino corporation a long time ago?

the casino would have been completed easily a few years ago-they could have financed everything and Careys would get a lesser percentage due to their debt

at least in that scenario racing could have lasted a handful of of more years

  easy answer the idiot wanted to do it all by himself

he turned down 3 casinos that i know of  ,,prob a few more

[rainman2]

I was told Harrahs to buy Hawthorne.

If Harrah's buys it, there will be NO RACINO!  See Pompano Park!  If Harrah's could, they'd eliminate harness racing @ Harrah's Philadelphia, and Hoosier Park too!