WTF ?......In just six years, more than $1.5 billion has gone to horse owners, race-horse breeders and others in the industry, thanks to a little-known state subsidy that feeds 12 percent of casino slot revenues to the horse-race industry. Last year, slots pulled in $2.4 billion in revenue. While schools struggle, pension funds decline and the state’s roads and bridges crumble, many of the recipients of the horse-race subsidy are out-of-state multimillionaires. Some are billionaires several times over. Read more at philly/philly/news/Gift_horses_Slots_players_send_1_billion_bouquet_to_Pas_race_industry.html#mUR6kLL0xcFphJKA.99 Maria Payan
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 09:03:17 +0000