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Turfway Park’s fall meet ended Thursday with a 6.3 percent drop in betting from all sources, while on-track betting fell 16.1 percent. The on-track wagering on Turfway races decreased to $2.2 million from $2.6 million a year ago. Track officials cited unemployment rates in Northern Kentucky counties of around 10 percent. The all sources wagering dropped to $39.9 million from $42.6 million last fall. Track President Bob Elliston said one positive amid the declines was a 50 percent increase in revenues, some of which go toward purses, from account wagering companies that handle bets made by phone or online. The fall meet was the first since the track’s exclusive agreement with TVG ended and all major account wagering companies took bets... [read full story]
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