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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: vinnie on May 18, 2021, 05:34:12 PM

Title: florida gets a reprieve.
Post by: vinnie on May 18, 2021, 05:34:12 PM: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/430257-house-committee-amends-gambling-bill-to-preserve-standardbred-horse-business/
Title: Re: florida gets a reprieve.
Post by: augustaandy on May 18, 2021, 06:23:31 PM: Quote from: vinnie on May 18, 2021, 05:34:12 PM
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/430257-house-committee-amends-gambling-bill-to-preserve-standardbred-horse-business/

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And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive

Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me
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Post by: tumbleweed on May 18, 2021, 06:48:23 PM: Best news i have heard all day!
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Post by: LUCPARK on May 18, 2021, 08:38:48 PM: Gabe is a family man
Christian

Good guy
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Post by: augustaandy on May 18, 2021, 09:27:20 PM: from more news later today

big meeting tomorrow determines it
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Post by: MassMann on May 18, 2021, 10:17:11 PM: The Senate also approved a bill that would allow jai alai frontons, dog tracks and a harness racing track in Miami-Dade and Broward counties to keep operating slots and card rooms without holding live events. Other pari-mutuels in the state would be able to continue operating card rooms without live events, with the exception of thoroughbred horse tracks, which would have to hold live racing.
Title: Re: florida gets a reprieve.
Post by: stanetelman on May 19, 2021, 08:34:06 PM: Reprieve has been rescinded, Pompano's 21-22 season may be it's last. 11.gn
Title: Re: florida gets a reprieve.
Post by: Mbdreamer on May 19, 2021, 10:22:36 PM: Quote from: stanetelman on May 19, 2021, 08:34:06 PM
Reprieve has been rescinded, Pompano's 21-22 season may be it's last. 11.gn
“May be”? Sadly, “will be.”
Title: Re: florida gets a reprieve.
Post by: swoodall on May 20, 2021, 12:10:33 AM: This is fucking hilarious! ngc3 ngc3 ngc3

Horsemen keep voting Republican and it's the RepubliCONS who keep fucking them! :1

Who you whiny little RepubliCON bitches gonna blame now? 91zxa.1
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Post by: silent one on May 20, 2021, 12:35:59 AM: If true, this is wonderful news. Hopefully, other states will take notice of the Florida Republicancer legislature, and follow in their footsteps.

Sincerely, Silent One
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Post by: Third Over on May 20, 2021, 10:05:44 AM: Hopefully they can negotiate a deal to continue at racing Pompano into the future..
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Post by: LUCPARK on May 20, 2021, 11:36:39 AM: http://ustrottingnews.com/florida-legislature-passes-decoupling-bill/
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Post by: augustaandy on May 20, 2021, 12:45:12 PM: looks like Pompano is done
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Post by: Dr. O on May 20, 2021, 02:18:26 PM: Precedent now established for other states to follow.
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Post by: seriously on May 20, 2021, 02:34:39 PM: Something needs to change, so why not start with throwing out some of the actors.

Harness racing has not even attempted to help harness racing, and in fact does everything it can to protect the status quo, despite that status being corruption.

The few good people will be the innocent victims, but there are FAR too many that don't deserve any protection and in fact deserve expulsion or prosecution.

I'll always have my memories of when racing was racing....so if the party is over, in some regards, good riddance.
Title: RON DESANTIS HAS TO BE LAUGHING AT RUSSEL WILLIAMS
Post by: JUICEJUNKIES on May 22, 2021, 03:28:43 AM: WILLIAMS HAS NO CLASS.
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Post by: Harness Horseman on May 22, 2021, 07:32:01 AM: IT IS A SHAME HOW ALL THESE OLD CHEATERS ARE BLAMING US HARD WORKING YOUNGUNS, FOR THE GAMES FAULTS. WHEN IT WAS THEM WHO CHASED ALL THE GAMBLERS AWAY WITH ALL THEIR STIFFING AND CHEATING, AND NOW WE HAVE TO TRY AND BRING THEM BACK

THEY RUINED IT, WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE IN AND BRING IT BACK
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Post by: Atthetrack7 on May 22, 2021, 07:44:45 AM: 90% OF THE HORSEMEN WHO RACE AT POMPANO DONT LIVE THERE YEAR ROUND NOR PAY INCOME TAXES. OR VOTE THERE

WHY SHOULD FLORIDA PUT UP MONEY FOR AT BEST PART TIMERS?
Title: Re: florida gets a reprieve.
Post by: the master on May 22, 2021, 08:09:24 AM: Despite all this BS, it is still just an example of big money ruling the day! The giant corporations are handing out the envelopes and the corrupt legislators are gobbling them up ( mostly Republicans I dare say)! Despite the negative comments of many participants on this forum, like it or not, the standardbred industry has been around for a long time and has a rich tradition! Sure it has problems and needs changes, so does everything but to eliminate it for the benefit of a handful of greedy corporations is just wrong!