I speak for several hundred people who travel from the southern and northern regions of Missouri and Kansas to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Altoona, Iowa, to enjoy pari-mutuel wagering on greyhounds and thoroughbred horses.
The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs provides this service along with live greyhound races. The Prairie Meadows Casino in Altoona provides this service along with live thoroughbred races. Many casinos throughout the United States provide at the very least some simulcasting for pari-mutuel wagering.
Those of us who travel north on Interstate 29 or Interstate 35 have one legitimate question: Why? None of the Kansas City area casinos, including the new Hollywood Casino, provides simulcasting for pari-mutuel wagering on greyhounds or thoroughbred horses. Why?
To say the least, it is absurd to see Missouri and Kansas dollars going to Iowa casinos, motels and restaurants. Businesses in Iowa welcome the Missouri and Kansas patrons with open arms since the closing of the Woodlands racetrack.
It makes good sense to keep our dollars here in the two-state area rather than let those dollars escape outside our area.
Anthony B. Hogan
Lee’s Summit
Get some help.
Posted by: JJ | April 06, 2012 at 02:02 PM
For those of you with spouses and kids and family you may want hunker down with them and say your googbye's. The world must be ending.
I actually agree with the lying one assuming he was not being sarcastic. I need to lay down now.
Posted by: zeno | April 06, 2012 at 01:45 PM
While we're doing the math, please remember that fewer racetracks mean fewer injuries and deaths to greyhounds and horses.
Posted by: senorita | April 06, 2012 at 12:38 PM
The house always wins, the gamblers always lose.
The absurdity is in believing gambling represents "a service" when it's a crime.
Posted by: whispering_to_kc | April 06, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Hey Star Editor....What's going on here in Unfetterville??????
Double Postings again today?...
Somebody's smoking the "good stuff" down there............ :-)
Posted by: LL | April 06, 2012 at 10:59 AM