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Gaming Bill's Defeat Worries Turfway

WEKU | By Mark Hansel, The Kentucky Enquirer
Published February 28, 2012 at 2:37 PM EST
David England, a horse trainer from Union, has stopped training horses at Turfway Park because the purses are too small.
Patrick Reddy/The Kentucky Enquirer
David England, a horse trainer from Union, has stopped training horses at Turfway Park because the purses are too small.

Last week’s defeat of an expanded gambling amendment in the Kentucky Senate has some who rely on Turfway Park's business concerned. The Senate on Thursday voted 21-16 against putting the amendment before the voters in November. Turfway Park President Robert N. Elliston has said repeatedly that the inability to compete with nearby casinos and racetracks in neighboring states that allow gaming is slowly killing Northern Kentucky’s racetrack. Some horsemen and business owners fear the ripple effect if Turfway fails.
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Mark Hansel, The Kentucky Enquirer
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